Re best e-mail client

[Karl Larsen]

Peter Baily wrote:
> 2008/8/16 David McNally <david3333333 at gmail.com>
>
>> > Hi Everyone.
>> >
>> > I'm looking for an email client that does everything that Microsoft 
>> Outlook
>> > does, and just as well (or better)
>> > I've tried Evolution, and, while it is good as an email client, it has
>> > problems with connecting to my Google Calender. I've also noticed 
>> some other
>> > problems with it.
>> >
>>   
> Just curious, but what kind of problems connecting to the Google 
> calendar?
> And what other problems? I use Evolution myself but I never tried to 
> connect
> it to my Google calendar, maybe that would be a good idea if it worked
> flawlessly?
> J.R.
>
>
>
>> >
>> >
>> > I've also tried Thunderbird, which is a fantastic email client, but it
>> > doesn't have a calender, which I do need.
>> >
>> > Needless to say, it must be open-source, and available in the 
>> Ubuntu repos.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> > David
>> >
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> For Mozilla Thunderbird there is an add-on program (open source 
> download) called "Lightning" which adds a calendar and a task manager 
> to the email client.
> I have used it successfully with Thunderbird with both Linux and 
> Windows operating systems.   This may meet the need indicated above - 
> worth a try anyway.
>
> Peter B
>
    That is a very good idea! And the one thing that all this lacks that 
Microsoft Outlook has is a huge propensity for virus :-)


Karl


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