[AccessD] OT- Recommendations on Eudora

A few things Darren.  First of all, if you are all moving to an Exchange
server, I would like to HIGHLY recommend TrendMicro's ScanMail, as a server
side email virus protection.  We have had it for going on 2 and a half
years, and the reason I am plugging it, is because in that 2 and a half
years, we have only had ONE minor issue with a virus.  (A little over a year
ago, they had viruses that attached to the MIME attachment format, which are
usually 'run' by Media Player.....ScanMail let 2 of those through, until we
updated the virus engine.)(There is an Add-in called eManager which allows
for filtering spam on the server level.....(it works better in Exchange
2000, unfortunately we run 5.5 here).
 
Next, as to your view points on Outlook.  I personally use OE at home.  OE
does all that I need...just plain old email.  I use Outlook 2000 at work,
and it also does all that I need.  (Just plain email <grin>.....I can't tell
you how confused some of my co-workers are when I decline meetings...because
I HATE having a calendar/scheduler in my Outlook...I'm too frazzled to try
and organize! <VBG>).  Anyhow, the Rules wizard on Outlook is actually far
more powerful then you may realize.  First of all, a lot of rules set in
Outlook 2000 can be set ON THE SERVER.  This is very handy, because it
reduces the work that your client machine has to do.  As far as a playing a
sound....the rules wizard in Outlook 2000 has a 'play a sound' option (you
can stack as many actions into a rule that you want), and it let's you
select what sound you want to play.
 
If you are using a version older then 2000, I would kick and scream until
they let you use Outlook 2000.  In my opinion Outlook 2000 was the most
improved component of the normal Office 2k suite (PowerPoint's conversion of
a presentation to a web page is far superior in 2k over it's 97
version....and Front Page 2000 leaves it's predecessor in the dust).
 
Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Dick [mailto:d.dick at uws.edu.au]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:28 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT- Recommendations on Eudora


Hi Rocky
I totally agree with all the others who comment positively on Eudora.
Our Firm (An Australian University) is moving in the opposite direction.
We will be using Exchange and as a result have all been asked to move 
from Eudora to Outlook.
<Rant Mode On>
After using Outlook for the last 2 months I cannot bag it enough. I am
convinced it is
the software incarnation of the Prince of Darkness himself. It is tripe.
Eudora is vastly superior in every way from an email point of view.

<Rant Mode Off>
 
One of my most used and thus most missed features of Eudora was...
I could assign a sound file when one of my filters was activated.
(Outlook calls them rules. What a PITA they are in Outlook too)
Like the rest of you I get about 80 to 120 emails a day. Everything was
filtered,
I mean everything, and I had different sound files playing when certain
rules cut in.
I miss it so much. All I can do in outlook is activate 1 single sound when
any email arrives. That's it.
It was a great tool to make sure important/urgent emails got the appropriate
attention.
 
Anyway, Eudora IM not so HO is vastly superior.
 
I want to go back to Eudora but our IT doods say nope. <sigh>
 
Darren
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - Beach
Access Software
Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2003 2:05 AM
To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] OT- Recommendations on Eudora


Dear List:
 
I'm considering switching mail programs.  Does anyone have any experience
with Eudora Light?  I'm currently using Outlook Express.  MTIA
 
Rocky
 

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