Second vote for thunderbird. Jasmine On 6/1/09, Matthew da Silva <mddasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Christine - > > > > Getting Outlook to work correctly when I purchased it recently was a > problem. Specifically, the backlog of emails I'd received since 2006 using > the Windows Mail client did not want to load to the new Inbox. Also, the > folders were all in Chinese. > > > > I called Microsoft and they gave me a case number and put me onto a person > in Malaysia who tried to fix the problem which, at that time, we were > ignorant of. It took three phone calls and hours of trying different things > before they came up with the solution. Everything's fine now. > > > > It's only the cost of a local call. > > > > Having control over my signature was the spur to make me get Outlook. In the > old client, the signature would change erratically when replying and > forwarding. Outlook gives me more control. > > > > Hope this helps. Sometimes sending the problem back to the source can be > fruitful. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Matthew da Silva > > BA (Hons) MMediaPrac Syd > > m 0434 536 772 | e mddasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > w matthewdasilva.com <http://www.matthewdasilva.com/> > > > > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eve Kent > Sent: Monday, 1 June 2009 3:04 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Email programs > > > > Hi Guys > > I am having all sorts of trouble with Outlook 2007 since recent updates. To > be fair, it might not be Outlook's fault, but I would like to try another > email program to identify if it is Outlook or something else (this computer > has always been flaky). > > So, what is the non-Microsoft email program of choice? Something fast, > efficient and reliable? > > Regards > > Christine > > -- Sent from my mobile device ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************