[TriLUG] replacement for netscrape mail

[cgbullock at cox.net]

Wasn't the original message a concern about cross platform compliance.  I believe the main concern was a 
client for Windows.  I love evolution for linux but have not been able to find a version for Windows.  If 
there is one could someone please tell me where to find it.

--Chris
> 
> From: Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com>
> Date: 2002/12/20 Fri PM 09:50:04 EST
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] replacement for netscrape mail
> 
> I second the recommendation of Evolution!
> 
> To import an Mbox file into Evolution, just create the folder you want
> the mbox imported to, quit the application, and then copy the mbox file
> over the one created by Evolution - delete the index files found there. 
> Once you access the folder Evolution will automagically re-index the
> using the new mbox file!
> 
> Works like a charm, and I love it!  It works just the way I think an
> Email client should.
> 
> Jon Carnes
> 
> On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 16:16, Ed Hill wrote:
> > On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 11:19, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
> > > 'the time has come,' the walrus said..
> > 
> > > so.. anyone have any suggestions?  will mozilla do it?  or opera?
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Ken,
> > 
> > Have you tried Evolution?  Its the best, IMNSHO.  The latest version has
> > all the features you mention including:
> > 
> >   - multiple pop/imap servers each with different configs
> >   - emacs/Xemacs keybindings for composing
> >   - good integration with browsers such as Galeon and Mozilla
> >   - as-you-type speeel chekun
> >   - integrated handling of GPG/PGP signing and encryption
> >   - cool virtual folders (eg. dynamically search ALL your your 
> >       different mail folders at once)
> > 
> > I transitioned from Mozilla (which has a decent email client) to
> > Evolution more than a year ago and, at that time, the mbox-file import
> > feature didn't work well so I wrote my own shell script to import all
> > the folders.  Though I haven't used it, I've heard that their mbox-
> > import feature works better now.  If not, I can explain their layout
> > which isn't difficult to create given the netscape mbox files.
> > 
> > So give it a try!
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > 
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