OT-I'm done with Outlook Express.

Good morning Doug.

I gave up on OE about 30 seconds after I saw it the first time.
Anyway, I have used Pegasus for years. It is free, simple and does what it is supposed to.
I believe that it will also import your contacts from OE, don’t hold me to that though, I never imported anything because I didn’t use anything else.

As an aside, if you want to control spam and other email critters I suggest you also use MailWasher Pro.
You have to pay for that program but it is worth every penny. You can also download a free version which works well also.

-- .

I feel your pain!!!! :(
good luck with your “new” program, whatever you choose.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

POP mail

At work I use Lotus Notes and have since version 2.x, since I work for a 3 letter company and before that Lotus Development, I really do not have a lot of options :) but for POP mail ( home mail) I use Thunderbird (and firefox) and am very happy with it.

I gave up on OE last year. I have used many email applications over the past 26 years. Agent is pretty good, Edorua is also up there in the ratings. I have not used Peqasus but heard good things about it.

For the past year I have been using Thunderbird. I am very happy with it, the interface is a lot like OE so you do not have a lot if new things to learn (I like that)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Do NOT upgrade to Vista and “Windows Mail.” It redefines crummy.

-- Maplewood, MN

I have been using Thunderbird for about a month. Seems to work well. I also use it as my RSS reader.

I have been using Thunderbird for around 2-3 years now. I really like it. With my wife, and daughters each having an e-mail, I wanted something that I could setup multiple profiles on. Thunderbird was the answer. In all the time I have used it, I have not once had a single issue. My wife has a tendancy to keep hundreds if not thousands of e-mails in her inbox, and so far it has worked flawlessly. I still use IE, but for e-mail, I’ll continue to use Thunderbird.

Another thing that I want to mention is Avast virus software. I use to be a Norton Antivirus user, but a few years back my subscription ran out and I wanted to find something different. Even running the software, I still had virus problems. That’s when I found Avast. I hit the forums and checked the reviews and I couldn’t find anyone that didn’t like it. That’s when I tried it and have loved it ever since. There are three really good things with avast. One – cost… completely free. Two – it doesn’t take up much memory at all, and bootup time on Windows takes no where near what it did with Norton. Three – I have not had a virus in over 3 years.

I know it sounds like I’m getting paid to sell these products (I wish). I am just an extremely happy user.

-- Jamie, Kentucky

I have used Incredimail for some time now and really like it. It is a free program, and you can upgrade if you chose to.
Good Luck

-- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/

Doug,

Sorry to hear of your troubles. I’ve been using Thunderbird for 3+ years now and have not had any issues. It is very functional and the updates are downloaded and installed automatically without issue. It has gotten pretty good at identifying SPAM and moving it to the junk folder over time as well.

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

I have been using Eudora for over 10 years. Great program.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Mozilla Thunderbird is probably the best right now it’s from the Firefoxx browser people. Pegasus and Eudora are also very worth offerings.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I used AOL. Been working fine for me.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I use the full blown Outlook (not express) and have never had a problem.

-- Bruce from Central New York

Who is your internet provider? Mine is AT&T/YAHOO! Yahoo mail seems great and simple. That is what my wife uses, but I am a mac guy and I love mac mail. I have one account with Gmail and it by far is the easiest to use. Now these are all providers and their mail boxes. They are all stand alone and work great…good luck.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

Outook 2007, or if you want open source, Thunderbird from mozilla.org .

-- North Texas