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| Alternative Email Client Software... |
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| There have been so many viruses and worms, etc that take advantage of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express that hardly a month seems to go by
without there being an item in the news about the latest exploit affecting this ubiquitous software. The very fact that this software is so widely used makes it such an
inviting target to attackers and keeping it up to date by downloading security patches from the Microsoft web site can at times almost feel like a full-time job!
Again; fortunately there are alternatives which can be free. Consider these... |
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| Mozilla Thunderbird (Recommended) |
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| Thunderbird gives you a faster, safer, and more productive email experience. It's designed to prevent viruses and to stop junk mail so you can get back
to reading your mail. |
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| Free download from www.mozilla.org |
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| The Bat! |
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| The Bat! is a powerful, highly configurable, secure, yet easy to use email client. Far too many features to list here. |
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| Full details and download a 30-day free trial from www.ritlabs.com |
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If you like it and want to continue using The Bat! after the free trial period, it costs
35.00eur = £23.89 on 23/02/2006 for the Home Edition
and 45.00eur = £30.72 on 23/02/2006 for the Professional Edition. |
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| Pegasus |
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| Pegasus Mail is a free, standards-based electronic mail client suitable for use by single or multiple users on single computers or on local area networks.
A proven product, it has served millions of users since it was released in 1990. It is extremely feature-rich and powerful, yet remains small and fast. Widely used by UK
academic institutions. |
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| Full details and download from www.pmail.com |
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| Pegasus is often available on the free CD-ROM or DVD supplied with magazines such as PC Pro. This may be a better way of obtaining this software if you have a slow
dial-up Internet connection. |
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| Eudora |
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| Eudora comes in three versions... |
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- Award winning, feature-rich version (includes SpamWatch)
- Access to person-to-person technical support
- 12 months of upgrades
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- The same software features as Paid mode (except for SpamWatch)
- Ad window and up to 3 sponsored toolbar links
- No person-to-person technical support
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| Light mode: |
- Fewer features, but it is still free
- No ad window
- No person-to-person technical support
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| Paid mode costs $49.95 USD = £28.63 on 23/02/2006. |
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| Full details and download from www.eudora.com |
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| Also often available on the free CD-ROM or DVD supplied with magazines such as PC Pro. |
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