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Thread ID: 97485 2009-02-17 19:41:00 Better Email than Outlook Express Digby (677) PC World Chat
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748701 2009-02-17 19:41:00 Hi Guys

I have been using Outlook Express for 10 years and am getting sick of it.

I often re-install my XP and find it a real pain to export addresses, emails and accounts etc.

Are some of the other email programs like Thunderbird, Eudora any better.
What about Incredimail and the new Windows Vista Mail ?

Please don't mention Outlook and G mail etc as I want a fixed email address.
Digby (677)
748702 2009-02-17 19:48:00 Have you ever read the help file?

To export / import email accts read the reply in the other post

To export email addies click on addresses / file / export address book

Save it as a wab file. To import them select import. Its not that hard, and takes less than a minute

I dont know why people save email. If you want to save whats in it, copy / paste it into notepad and give it a name / save it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
748703 2009-02-17 19:51:00 Whatever you change to I would not advise Incredimail. Sweep (90)
748704 2009-02-17 19:59:00 It doesnt matter what you use.

You'll still have to enter / type whatever in or import / export it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
748705 2009-02-17 20:02:00 I recommend Thunderbird although I am not an email "power user". Thunderbird has a number of add-ons which add functionality for calendar etc.

Try it, its free.
dolby digital (5073)
748706 2009-02-17 20:10:00 +1 for Thunderbird, clean interface Blam (54)
748707 2009-02-17 20:18:00 Hi Guys

Please don't mention Outlook and G mail etc as I want a fixed email address .

Not sure what you mean by a "fixed" email address? I have Gmail and one reason is to have a "fixed" email address so that if I change ISP I don't have to change my email address .

The other reason is Gmail has great spam protection . In relation to this I use Thunderbird to get my mail, no different to using Outlook . Thunderbird also has great spam protection .

You don't have to use your browser to get your gmail emails, Thunderbird (and others) will do that for you
Ofthesea (14129)
748708 2009-02-17 20:26:00 Thunderbird.

Its easy to back up manually but also there is this handy little app:

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
pctek (84)
748709 2009-02-17 21:27:00 Not sure what you mean by a "fixed" email address? I have Gmail and one reason is to have a "fixed" email address so that if I change ISP I don't have to change my email address .

Sorry what I meant was that if you are in business, it is not very business like to have Gmail email address .
Digby (677)
748710 2009-02-17 21:31:00 Orcons great - i'm not with them anymore and have 4 addresses, no cost. wratterus (105)
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