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[p.echols at comcast.net]

----- "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> bvk wrote:
> > I am new to ubuntu and I have just download 9.04 desktop for use on
> my spare
> > computer.
> 
> 	OK
> 
> > 
> > I use a modem router -will I have any problems and is setting up the
> email
> > account similar to outlook?
> 
> 	This makes no sense. Try loading Ubuntu 9.04 and tell us how this
> worked.
> 

BVK is obviously a newbie who wants to have some confidence that he can use Ubuntu before trying it.  A better answer would be:

Your "modem router" setup should not make any difference for email.  If you are having trouble, please be more specific about what you mean by "modem router" and what problem you are having, someone may be able to help.  You could try running Ubuntu from the live CD without installing and see if it can use your setup to connect to the Internet automatically, if it does, then all is well.

There are several ways of collecting email using ubuntu.  Outlook is an email "client" for Windows.  In Ubuntu, the most popular clients are  Evolution and Thunderbird.  Either one can be made to work as long as you have a connection to the internet.  

--PE