Outlook Express Replacement
In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called
OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. http://www.oeclassic.com/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) |
Outlook Express Replacement
"Bill in Co" wrote in message
m... In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. http://www.oeclassic.com/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) It's coming along, but needs a little time, IMO. OE Classic http://www.oeclassic.com/ I have not tried this, but a lot of people are talking about it. The downside is a $24.95 price tag for the pro version. A poster I mentioned this to gave it a trial run and reported back with this. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...2-303056552308 As of right now, message rules do not work, but the developer says it is in the future. Other than that, it is the closest to OE you can get, AFAIK. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP 2004 ~ 2010 Imperial Beach, CA |
Outlook Express Replacement
Bill in Co wrote:
In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. h**p:// www. oeclassic. c*m/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) You forgot to mention it costs $25 for the Pro version. The free version is limited to only 2 e-mail accounts, limited number of identities, cannot import .wab files (address books) or messages from OE, there is no export feature, cannot even drag messages out of the program onto the desktop, composes only in HTML, inserts line breaks at odd places, you don't get the latest version as do Pro users, and according to a user review at Cnet, the free version appends an ad signature to your outbound e-mails (and why I also no longer recommend EssentialPIM as a cheap alternative to MS Outlook -- you cannot add your own signature in its options and you have to erase their spam signature in your outbound e-mails). This is why the free version is called demoware. There are free unfettered and more stable alternatives some which you mentioned (if you demand an e-mail/newsgroups combination client). |
Outlook Express Replacement
VanguardLH wrote:
Bill in Co wrote: In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. h**p:// www. oeclassic. c*m/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) You forgot to mention it costs $25 for the Pro version. The free version is limited to only 2 e-mail accounts, limited number of identities, cannot import .wab files (address books) or messages from OE, there is no export feature, cannot even drag messages out of the program onto the desktop, composes only in HTML, inserts line breaks at odd places, you don't get the latest version as do Pro users, and according to a user review at Cnet, the free version appends an ad signature to your outbound e-mails (and why I also no longer recommend EssentialPIM as a cheap alternative to MS Outlook -- you cannot add your own signature in its options and you have to erase their spam signature in your outbound e-mails). This is why the free version is called demoware. There are free unfettered and more stable alternatives some which you mentioned (if you demand an e-mail/newsgroups combination client). Yes, the Pro version seems a lot better, but I think $25 for such an application would be well worth it for anyone who used and truly enjoyed OE. The Pro version is admitedly not free, but it's pretty cheap, I think, considering the use one would presumably get out of it. |
Outlook Express Replacement
Bill in Co wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: Bill in Co wrote: In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. h**p:// www. oeclassic. c*m/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) You forgot to mention it costs $25 for the Pro version. The free version is limited to only 2 e-mail accounts, limited number of identities, cannot import .wab files (address books) or messages from OE, there is no export feature, cannot even drag messages out of the program onto the desktop, composes only in HTML, inserts line breaks at odd places, you don't get the latest version as do Pro users, and according to a user review at Cnet, the free version appends an ad signature to your outbound e-mails (and why I also no longer recommend EssentialPIM as a cheap alternative to MS Outlook -- you cannot add your own signature in its options and you have to erase their spam signature in your outbound e-mails). This is why the free version is called demoware. There are free unfettered and more stable alternatives some which you mentioned (if you demand an e-mail/newsgroups combination client). Yes, the Pro version seems a lot better, but I think $25 for such an application would be well worth it for anyone who used and truly enjoyed OE. The Pro version is admitedly not free, but it's pretty cheap, I think, considering the use one would presumably get out of it. But you should mention price, especially when suggesting a replacement to a free program (Outlook Express). Many users do NOT want to go from a free program to a paid replacement if they don't have to, and they don't have to. There are toll roads but if the travellers know ahead of time about the tolls than many will use alternate non-toll routes. |
Outlook Express Replacement
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VanguardLH typed: Bill in Co wrote: VanguardLH wrote: Bill in Co wrote: In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. h**p:// www. oeclassic. c*m/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) You forgot to mention it costs $25 for the Pro version. The free version is limited to only 2 e-mail accounts, limited number of identities, cannot import .wab files (address books) or messages from OE, there is no export feature, cannot even drag messages out of the program onto the desktop, composes only in HTML, inserts line breaks at odd places, you don't get the latest version as do Pro users, and according to a user review at Cnet, the free version appends an ad signature to your outbound e-mails (and why I also no longer recommend EssentialPIM as a cheap alternative to MS Outlook -- you cannot add your own signature in its options and you have to erase their spam signature in your outbound e-mails). This is why the free version is called demoware. There are free unfettered and more stable alternatives some which you mentioned (if you demand an e-mail/newsgroups combination client). Yes, the Pro version seems a lot better, but I think $25 for such an application would be well worth it for anyone who used and truly enjoyed OE. The Pro version is admitedly not free, but it's pretty cheap, I think, considering the use one would presumably get out of it. But you should mention price, especially when suggesting a replacement to a free program (Outlook Express). Many users do NOT want to go from a free program to a paid replacement if they don't have to, and they don't have to. There are toll roads but if the travellers know ahead of time about the tolls than many will use alternate non-toll routes. Remember the Pro version is still pretty lame as far as features go. No rules support for one. Another is I understand is that you can't post on newsgroups. I also heard that it creates uneven line lengths. Seems like it has awhile to go yet before I would be interested. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2 |
Outlook Express Replacement
BillW50 wrote:
In , VanguardLH typed: Bill in Co wrote: VanguardLH wrote: Bill in Co wrote: In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. h**p:// www. oeclassic. c*m/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) You forgot to mention it costs $25 for the Pro version. The free version is limited to only 2 e-mail accounts, limited number of identities, cannot import .wab files (address books) or messages from OE, there is no export feature, cannot even drag messages out of the program onto the desktop, composes only in HTML, inserts line breaks at odd places, you don't get the latest version as do Pro users, and according to a user review at Cnet, the free version appends an ad signature to your outbound e-mails (and why I also no longer recommend EssentialPIM as a cheap alternative to MS Outlook -- you cannot add your own signature in its options and you have to erase their spam signature in your outbound e-mails). This is why the free version is called demoware. There are free unfettered and more stable alternatives some which you mentioned (if you demand an e-mail/newsgroups combination client). Yes, the Pro version seems a lot better, but I think $25 for such an application would be well worth it for anyone who used and truly enjoyed OE. The Pro version is admitedly not free, but it's pretty cheap, I think, considering the use one would presumably get out of it. But you should mention price, especially when suggesting a replacement to a free program (Outlook Express). Many users do NOT want to go from a free program to a paid replacement if they don't have to, and they don't have to. There are toll roads but if the travellers know ahead of time about the tolls than many will use alternate non-toll routes. Remember the Pro version is still pretty lame as far as features go. No rules support for one. Another is I understand is that you can't post on newsgroups. I also heard that it creates uneven line lengths. Seems like it has awhile to go yet before I would be interested. Oh, I might have missed that! IF you can't post in newsgroups (like this one, for example), that could be a pretty significant deficiency. I just looked at their web page again, and I didn't see anything addressing this (being able to post in a newsgroup), so maybe you're right. Bummer. |
Outlook Express Replacement
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:26:05 PM UTC-5, Bill in Co wrote:
In case anyone is interested, there is an Outlook Express Replacement called OE Classic, which will apparently work in all versions of windows. http://www.oeclassic.com/ "OE Classic is email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird." (from their site) Purchased OE Classic Pro v1.9 for my Mother-in-law. She doesn't like it. Apparently there is no active export function for me to export her address book to something else. Any suggestions? |
Outlook Express Replacement is Windows Live Mail
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Outlook Express Replacement
I know this thread is quite old, That I just came across that and I think I was made as well. Regarding importing WAB FILES.(address book). I exported my old address book as a .CSV file, and imported it into oeclassic as a new address book very nicely.
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Outlook Express Replacement
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Outlook Express Replacement
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , writes: I know this thread is quite old, That I just came across that and I think I was made as well. Regarding importing WAB FILES.(address book). I exported my old address book as a .CSV file, and imported it into oeclassic as a new address book very nicely. -Q OEClassic has a variable reputation. Variable? Care to elaborate? :-) Fortunately I haven't had a need to use it yet since I'm still on XP. :-) I'm guessing it's weaker in the messsage filters or rules area for newsgroups, if my memory serves me, but it would be interesting to know more. |
Outlook Express Replacement
In message , Bill in Co
writes: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , writes: I know this thread is quite old, That I just came across that and I think I was made as well. Regarding importing WAB FILES.(address book). I exported my old address book as a .CSV file, and imported it into oeclassic as a new address book very nicely. -Q OEClassic has a variable reputation. Variable? Care to elaborate? :-) Fortunately I haven't had a need to use it yet since I'm still on XP. :-) I'm guessing it's weaker in the messsage filters or rules area for newsgroups, if my memory serves me, but it would be interesting to know more. I haven't used it myself, but from a couple of people I know who have, I get the impression that the free/trial version is somewhat limited, and didn't give them the impression that it was worth spending for the paid version. I'm afraid I can't remember what it didn't do - or did/dies badly - compared to the real old OE. Unlike some other products (e. g. Media Player Classic, Classic Shell) with "Classic" in the name, which all who've tried them (that I've read) seem very pleased with. (There's also something that's supposed to look like Eudora [an email client] but is really a version of Thunderbird, that wasn't maintained and didn't live up to its original promise. Can't remember if that had Classic in the name though - I think not. Proper Eudora runs fine under 7 anyway, as we found!) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf freedom of speech is useless if nobody can hear you. -- David Harris -- Author, Pegasus Mail Dunedin, May 2002. |
Outlook Express Replacement
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Bill in Co writes: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , writes: I know this thread is quite old, That I just came across that and I think I was made as well. Regarding importing WAB FILES.(address book). I exported my old address book as a .CSV file, and imported it into oeclassic as a new address book very nicely. -Q OEClassic has a variable reputation. Variable? Care to elaborate? :-) Fortunately I haven't had a need to use it yet since I'm still on XP. :-) I'm guessing it's weaker in the messsage filters or rules area for newsgroups, if my memory serves me, but it would be interesting to know more. I haven't used it myself, but from a couple of people I know who have, I get the impression that the free/trial version is somewhat limited, and didn't give them the impression that it was worth spending for the paid version. I'm afraid I can't remember what it didn't do - or did/dies badly - compared to the real old OE. Unlike some other products (e. g. Media Player Classic, Classic Shell) with "Classic" in the name, which all who've tried them (that I've read) seem very pleased with. (There's also something that's supposed to look like Eudora [an email client] but is really a version of Thunderbird, that wasn't maintained and didn't live up to its original promise. Can't remember if that had Classic in the name though - I think not. Proper Eudora runs fine under 7 anyway, as we found!) Some time ago I purchased OE Classic for the "future", just in case. :-) I thought the cost of $25 was worth the gamble, since I didn't see anything else even close to OE (which is what I am using now, and actually prefer (even over Outlook or Thunderbird). :-) Anyways, in case anyone else is interested, I've listed two URLS below with more info on the program. My expectation is when I have to upgrade my OS, whenever that day ultimately arrives, I'll probably use it. https://www.oeclassic.com/ https://www.oeclassic.com/news |
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