[TriLUG] RE: replacement for netscrape mail

[Travis Roy]

There's a ton of email clients out there.. My only question is that why
must it be a browser/mua combo? Why can't they be two separate things?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnhlug-discuss-admin at mail.gnhlug.org 
> [mailto:gnhlug-discuss-admin at mail.gnhlug.org] On Behalf Of 
> Rodent of Unusual Size
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:19 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group; Greater New Hampshire Linux Users
> Subject: replacement for netscrape mail
> 
> 
> 'the time has come,' the walrus said..
> 
> i've been using netscrape for my main browser on both linux 
> and windows, and as my mua on windows, for years now.  i've 
> got 4.79. i tried 6.0 when it came out, but it sucked so 
> badly i fled the experience.
> 
> however, netscrape just doesn't cut it any more, so i need to 
> upgrade to some more current integrated browser/mua solution, 
> specifically on windows.
> 
> mozilla seems cool as a browser, but does it do mail?  how 
> about other alternatives?
> 
> one big aspect is that i have several *gb* of mail archived 
> in netscrape mbox+ format (mbox plus their .snm index file).  
> so whatever mua i move to needs to at least be able to handle 
> the mbox files, and preferably the index files as well.
> 
> and lastly, the mua needs to be able to leave pop messages on 
> the server, and keep track of its own pop state and not rely 
> on any notion the server may have about which ones are new 
> and which have already been downloaded.
> 
> so.. anyone have any suggestions?  will mozilla do it?  or opera?
> 
> tia!
> -- 
> #ken	P-)}
> 
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