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Excuse the ignorance but I since I have lost all saved emails to specific
folders (twice) courtesey of OE updates in the past two years (probably me
but who knows and not retreivable, even they gave up), how difficult is it
to install the Bat? Am I able to transfer all saved emails over to it
"easily". Once completed I assume I uninstall OE5.0?
Have you gone through the process personally?
Bat cost and website?
don ewers
----- Original Message -----
From: "ztrader" <ztrader@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Don Ewers" <dbewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: Off topic : Email
> On Friday, November 30, 2001, 4:44:58 AM, Don Ewers wrote:
>
> DE> That said, can someone take the time to summarize the different
> DE> E-mail options available and as to whether they all work the same.
>
> Large task, given the wide range of capabilities and desires of
> different users. As with trading systems, you will need to find one
> that suits you and your requirements. And - there are large
> differences in the different approaches and mailers.
>
> DE> For instance "Hotmail"
>
> For example, *I* wouldn't consider this at all. Web-based email can
> have adverse privacy impacts, and I like to maintain privacy. I can do
> without a web bug in every email, thank you.
>
> Also, I get several hundred emails a day - forget web mail. For
> others, with different desires, web-based email is OK.
>
> DE> Netscape is out in my book, my bond partner has it and I have not
> DE> been impressed as he has stuggled with it at times, but then again
> DE> maybe it is just him (the user). I have also heard (true or not)
> DE> that Netscape potentially becoming a dead product with fewer sites
> DE> supporting it?
>
> I like having separate programs for each function - TheBat for mail,
> Opera for the web, Agent for newsgroups, etc. Fewer problems that way,
> and I REALLY appreciate the power of single apps. With separate apps,
> I wouldn't have to worry about surfing problems with Netscape, just
> because I might like it for email (I don't).
>
> DE> So the questions I think one would have are:
> DE> 1.The cost (hopefully nothing)
>
> Most of the apps I use are not free, but worth it. :-)
>
> DE> 2. How easy is it to replace OE5 with it (can't afford any problems
there,
> DE> lets just say I am rapidly becoming computer change resistant).
>
> Most single apps are easy to install because they're simpler.
>
> DE> 3. Does it automatically download and notify like OE5?
>
> Most non-web mailers do.
>
> DE> 4. Are there any file size restrictions (AOL has that and have been
anoyed
> DE> by it in the past).
>
> Most have very few, if any, restrictions. [no way I would consider
> AOL]
>
> DE> 5. Other benefits (or cons.
>
> You'll have to make your own judgements here, depending on your
> specific needs and desires. Many single apps have much greater power
> than all-in-one apps, but if you want just point-and-click, this is
> less important.
>
> DE> 6. Do any provide automatic virus protection that would be superior to
OE5's
> DE> most secure setting (not talking a separate anti-virus software here).
>
> The real point is to get rid of M$ virusware. You still have to be
> careful, of course, as most any mailer will allow you to execute a
> virus if you insist on doing it. :-)
>
> DE> And also thanks to the indivdual who "thoughtly" sent the
> DE> "iloveyou" virus attempt to me in the last 48 hours, under
> DE> attempted disquise. Sorry I am very careful about anything I open
> DE> from someone I do not recognize, nice try. The mindset of some
> DE> people . . . . really.
>
> I get these all the time, but I suspect most are not sent with malice
> intended - just the virus doing what it was designed to do. Some,
> however, are sent quite deliberately, and with thought put into
> deceiving a trader into thinking it is something else. Some people are
> just inherently evil.
>
> HTH,
>
> ztrader
>
>
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