Re: [SLE] Not So Fast: Linux on the Desktop

From: Fred Miller (fmiller_at_lightlink.com)
Date: 06/14/04

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    Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:52:14 -0400
    
    

    On Sunday June 13 2004 11:21 pm, Brooks wrote:
    > > Eudora and Agent are both great products, but neither have been ported to
    > >
    > >>Linux. And, until the the authors get their heads outta the buckets and
    > >>port to Linux, I'll use KMail.
    > >>
    > >>Fred
    > >
    > >...And kmail beats the hell outta Outlook or Outlook Express. I wish I'd
    > > had the filtering latitude I now have using kmail! Kmail rocks!
    >
    > Have you guys tried Thunderbird? I'm using it and like it lots. I like
    > kmail too, but I wish I could configure it to look and feel the way I
    > like. I'd like to have different themes for it and such. Maybe change
    > what certain keys do. Not that this is any big deal, but I can only
    > seem to open a new email by double-clicking on it. I'd rather just hit
    > enter. Again, just a personal thing.

    I messed with Thunderbird for about a week, and it's just not as solid as
    KMail, and I like KMail's filtering.....maybe because I'm so used to it.

    Fred

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