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Thread ID: 118030 2011-05-16 19:59:00 Favourite email client? Richardd150 (13927) Press F1
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1202567 2011-05-17 00:15:00 I have recently moved to Win7 and have gone back to Thunderbird for email. In addition to Thunderbird, if you have been a user of Outlooks Calendar, you can get Sunbird and Lightning for Thunderbird which integrate well with other, down side though is there is no PST import into Sunbird that I could find.
I think they are dropping Sunbird which was a stand alone calendar and just going with Lightning which is an addon for Thunderbird.
I prefer Thunderbird. I know someone that started using Windows Live mail and had to ditch it but can't remember the reason why.
mikebartnz (21)
1202568 2011-05-17 01:21:00 If I had Win7, I would probably use Vista Windows mail (you can copy it, but you need reg files as well). But thats pretty easy to do. Besides that I would just use OL 2007

I wouldnt use Thunderbird. It takes forever for it to configure (since it thinks it knows what its doing / and tries to configure your server info). And always stuffs it up / fails
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1202569 2011-05-17 01:43:00 Thunderbird very often wants IMAP accounts rather than POP accounts.

I use Outlook 2007 and backup my *.PST files on a daily basis using the free backup tool from MS.

I have Win7 but don't really like Win Live mail although it is relatively easy to use.

You could, as Alex B suggests use an earlier version of Outlook with Office 2010.
Snorkbox (15764)
1202570 2011-05-17 02:21:00 If I had Win7, I would probably use Vista Windows mail (you can copy it, but you need reg files as well). But thats pretty easy to do. Besides that I would just use OL 2007

I wouldnt use Thunderbird. It takes forever for it to configure (since it thinks it knows what its doing / and tries to configure your server info). And always stuffs it up / fails
It does not take for ever and how often do you actually have to set up each account
mikebartnz (21)
1202571 2011-05-17 02:23:00 Thunderbird very often wants IMAP accounts rather than POP accounts.
Don't quite know where you get that from.
mikebartnz (21)
1202572 2011-05-17 02:30:00 Don't quite know where you get that from.

From trying to install Thunderbird and importing the Outlook settings.
Snorkbox (15764)
1202573 2011-05-17 02:41:00 From trying to install Thunderbird and importing the Outlook settings.
Interesting as I have never had that happen on an import.
mikebartnz (21)
1202574 2011-05-17 05:57:00 My favourite is Mutt, with Google's client a close second - just wish it was available as an offline application. Erayd (23)
1202575 2011-05-17 07:15:00 I had Thunderbird set up in a couple of minutes and no effort at all in importing all the mail from Outlook Express. Very hassle free.

There was a minor hic-up that took all of a couple of minutes to sort creating the various pop and smtp's of all the various ISP's that I access as I travel.
PinoyKiw (9675)
1202576 2011-05-17 13:28:00 I have always used 'Forte Agent'. It is stand alone and can be placed anywhere. You can make a copy of it for each account. Is a very good news group agent as well. Runs on any 32bit Windows. mzee (3324)
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