[AccessD] Survey - Preferred Email and NewsGroups client

Gustav Brock Gustav at cactus.dk
Thu Feb 4 03:49:54 CST 2010


Hi A.D.

Thanks for the insight ans sharing your thoughts. 
I can't add much as I have zero experience with WLM and have no need to access newsgroups, neither have I used OE for anything else than some simple tests. 

/gustav


>>> adtp at airtelmail.in 04-02-2010 10:20 >>>
Gustav,

    This survey was meant to facilitate choice of suitable desktop client in the context of eventual move from Win XP to Win 7.  As per the results reported in a separate post, office Outlook (OL) appears to be currently the most preferred choice amongst the respondents.

    At present I am using Outlook Express (OE) for handling emails as well as news groups. Archived messages spanning many years serve as a source for ready reference and quick search. In case of any new installation of operating system, all the old archives become readily available by setting the storage path for freshly installed OE to appropriate folders. Availability of multiple identities has proved very convenient in tracking postings related to different forums in an uncluttered manner. One can switch from one identity to another without having to close the application. Each identity ha its own storage folder, providing added flexibility.

    OE is no longer available on Win 7. Trying to use it on Win 7 via guest Win XP on virtual pc is also not found practicable as OE declines to accept shared folders for storage.    

    It is observed that on installations prior to Win 7, OL makes use of OE engine for accessing news groups. It appears that in case of Win 7, OL might have to depend upon Windows Live Mail (WLM) for this purpose.

    On Win 7, WLM is meant as a replacement for erstwhile OE. Neither WLM nor OL provides for multiple identities. However, WLM does offer separate Inboxes dedicated to each account. As compared to OL, WLM is a self contained application capable of handling emails as well as news groups.

    It is noticed that imports from OE to OL appear to distort dates of old stored messages. WLM is found capable of clean import from OE - identity-wise. Moreover, in case of WLM, the import can be conducted directly from individual storage folders of OE. This can be of helpful, as program to program import under Win 7 is liable to run into the hurdle that programs installed under earlier operating system won't be visible in Win 7.

    In view of the factors outlined above, if the choice for mail client were to be restricted to Windows or Office components, moving from OE to WLM would appear to be the convenient  approach.

    Members of this forum are welcome to offer their considered views.

Best wishes,
A.D. Tejpal
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gustav Brock 
  To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 21:37
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Survey - Preferred Email and NewsGroups client


  Hi A.D.

  Sooner or later you should reveal why you are researching this ...

  To confuse you, my colleagues use the desktop client when in the office and the web interface when at clients, and at home I use the client at my workstation, the web interface on the laptop, and (not so often) my mobile phone via a web access.

  /gustav


  >>> adtp at airtelmail.in 03-02-2010 06:43 >>>

    .. you are accessing web based services without using any desktop client ?

  Best wishes,
  A.D. Tejpal





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