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Nil wrote:
Mike Easter Wrote in message: And runasxp asks for/ requires/ a donation for the 'installation key'. "(Outlook Express is only available for Runasxp.com Donors. Installation key requied. Please donate to support our forum and get 3 Installation Keys.) " Wow, what a scam. Sounds like the same operation that calls you up and volunteers to "cure" your computer viruses... for a "donation". It is not a scam, the program works just fine. I just checked the page and found no mention of a donation being required. Nor of an install key being needed. I d/l the install and started it. No mention of an install key but I did not let the install complete as I already have it installed and it has been so for almost two years. When I installed it one had to be a member of runasXP to d/l it; any easy requirement to fulfil and there have been zero repercussions - not even email - in doing so. |
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On 2/10/2016 10:25 AM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:37:22 -0600, Pfsszxt wrote: On 2/9/2016 1:44 PM, Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: Pfsszxt wrote: In another thread, I complained that my printer's "scan to e-mail" feature wouldn't work, because, the printer company's help folks said, my e-mail client wasn't completely installed on the computer. Web based e-mail clients were not acceptable. So what is a good, freeware hopefully, such client? Outlook Express claims to be until one tries to download, then one finds that a "donation" to a specified address is needed! Thanks. You are posting with an e-mail client: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.5.1 I find no self contained e-mail client in my T'bird. It simply asks me to list clients such as AOl Hotmail etc. You need to setup your email account in Thunderbird: Tools - Account Settings - Account Actions - Add Mail Account After you setup your email account in Thunderbird, you then need to set TB as your default email client: Tools - Options - Advanced - General - select "Always check to see is Thunderbird is the default email client on startup" Now your email account is established in Thunderbird and it should accept attachments from your scanners MAPI interface. But that's the whole point. My e-mail account is not in T'bird. T'bird just goes there to get mail. You cannot set up an account that resided in T'bird. |
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On 2/10/2016 1:19 PM, Nil wrote:
Mike Easter wrote in : Yes, that would /work/; but it means that the OP would have to make 'behavioral changes', which it seems to me that he might 'struggle with' given his perception of how things work. Currently he is accustomed to 'AOL means email' and he is accustomed to the AOL interface for his email. If he changes to Tb as his default email client, it WON'T be AOL ware. Tho AOL can do IMAP, so Thunderbird can do AOL. I'm not sure that is going to make him happy. I think he's happy jerking people around. I'm not "jerking anyone around". I'm too old to play childish games. I simply am stating a fact. T'bird is not a resident e-mail client so that one could send mail to oldguy@thunderbied. |
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| But that's the whole point. My e-mail account is not in T'bird.
| T'bird just goes there to get mail. You cannot set up an account | that resided in T'bird. AOL was a whole package for people who didn't understand computers. Their browser and email were all wrapped up into one, though their browser was actually just IE in costume with most of the settings hidden. Email doesn't actually work that way. An email address is like phone service. You get your phone number from Verizon, AT&T, etc. You get your email address from gmail, AOL, your ISP, your own domain, etc. The email software, such as TBird, is like your telephone. It lets you use email. It is not, in itself, email. If you have an email account you can set it up in TBird. Just search online at your ISP or other email provider. They all generally have directions for setting up your account in different email programs. What you probably want is POP3 and SMTP set up, if you want to get email on your computer rather than in a webpage online. If you don't have an email account, or want a new one, then you need to get one. Your options: *Free webmail -- gmail, outlook.com, yahoo, etc. Those services usually show ads and spy on your email, in exchange for no cost. Most can be set up in an email program like TBird, but some still require that you use their Web interface. * Pay services -- Real email can be had for a couple of dollars per month. * ISP - virtually all ISPs provide at least one email address for free with your account. * Your own domain -- You can own a domain and host it for a few dollars per month. You can then set up a website or not. Either way, you'll usually get lots of email addresses at your domain. (Caveat: Some cheap hosts may not provide full email service, and some sub out to sleazeware like gmail.) |
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Pfsszxt has brought this to us :
On 2/10/2016 1:19 PM, Nil wrote: Mike Easter wrote in : Yes, that would /work/; but it means that the OP would have to make 'behavioral changes', which it seems to me that he might 'struggle with' given his perception of how things work. Currently he is accustomed to 'AOL means email' and he is accustomed to the AOL interface for his email. If he changes to Tb as his default email client, it WON'T be AOL ware. Tho AOL can do IMAP, so Thunderbird can do AOL. I'm not sure that is going to make him happy. I think he's happy jerking people around. I'm not "jerking anyone around". I'm too old to play childish games. You'll be even older tomorrow, so I'll try to be quick. I simply am stating a fact. T'bird is not a resident e-mail client Yes it is, so your *fact* is in error. so that one could send mail to oldguy@thunderbied. Of course you can't, oldguy would have to have a "server" supporting a mailbox with that non-compliant domain name (no TLD). |
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Pfsszxt wrote:
This whols thread has wandered far from my original gripe. That is: my HP printer won't do it's "scan to e-mail" function because it will not accept my resident AOL as acceptable. That is correct. The printer company's folks told me I had to have "Outlook" for that function to work. That is not *exactly* correct; either the HP support mis-spoke or you misunderstood. Another way of mentioning Outlook: You could have Outlook (or Outlook Express) or Thunderbird or Claws or any of a number of other agents which are actually smtp mail agents for that HP function to work. Your AOL software isn't. Any of those agents could receive and send email with your aol.com using AOL's servers. None of that has anything to do with any such imaginary thing as thunderbird.com. -- Mike Easter |
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Pfsszxt wrote in :
I'm not "jerking anyone around". I'm too old to play childish games. One is never too old to play childish games - this thread is proof of that. I simply am stating a fact. T'bird is not a resident e-mail client so that one could send mail to oldguy@thunderbied. That's your fiction (lie), not a fact. |
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Pfsszxt wrote in :
This whols thread has wandered far from my original gripe. That is: my HP printer won't do it's "scan to e-mail" function because it will not accept my resident AOL as acceptable. This is a different thread, and you know it. Please, do try keep your lies straight. |
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On of dollars per month.
* ISP - virtually all ISPs provide at least one email address for free with your account. * Your own domain -- You can own a domain and host it for a few dollars per month. You can then set up a website or not. Either way, you'll usually get lots of email addresses at your domain. (Caveat: Some cheap hosts may not provide full email service, and some sub out to sleazeware like gmail.) You're missing the whole point here! What stated this whole minagarie was my gripe: My new HP printer won't do the "scan to computer" option unless I have a "resident" -- that is: installed on my computer --- e-mail client. I have such--AOL--but it won't the printer won't recognize AOL ---. HP folks said I must have Outlook (A $150 client). Folks here doubted me and this whole zoo has since developed! |
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On 2/11/2016 9:19 AM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:02:24 -0600, Pfsszxt wrote: On 2/10/2016 10:25 AM, Stormin' Norman wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:37:22 -0600, Pfsszxt wrote: On 2/9/2016 1:44 PM, Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: Pfsszxt wrote: In another thread, I complained that my printer's "scan to e-mail" feature wouldn't work, because, the printer company's help folks said, my e-mail client wasn't completely installed on the computer. Web based e-mail clients were not acceptable. So what is a good, freeware hopefully, such client? Outlook Express claims to be until one tries to download, then one finds that a "donation" to a specified address is needed! But that's the whole point. My e-mail account is not in T'bird. T'bird just goes there to get mail. You cannot set up an account that resided in T'bird. Heh, heh........ good one, you got me to take you seriously for a moment...... Off to the bit bucket with you! you doubt me ---? Try it! Try to set up an account which resides in T'bird. |
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On 2/11/2016 9:48 AM, FromTheRafters wrote:
Pfsszxt has brought this to us : On 2/10/2016 1:19 PM, Nil wrote: Mike Easter wrote in : Yes, that would /work/; but it means that the OP would have to make 'behavioral changes', which it seems to me that he might 'struggle with' given his perception of how things work. Currently he is accustomed to 'AOL means email' and he is accustomed to the AOL interface for his email. If he changes to Tb as his default email client, it WON'T be AOL ware. Tho AOL can do IMAP, so Thunderbird can do AOL. I'm not sure that is going to make him happy. I think he's happy jerking people around. I'm not "jerking anyone around". I'm too old to play childish games. You'll be even older tomorrow, so I'll try to be quick. I simply am stating a fact. T'bird is not a resident e-mail client Yes it is, so your *fact* is in error. so that one could send mail to oldguy@thunderbied. Of course you can't, oldguy would have to have a "server" supporting a mailbox with that non-compliant domain name (no TLD). You doubt me? Then I challenge you. You're so sure --so go try to set up an e-mail account which is resident in T'bird. |
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On 2/11/2016 12:19 PM, Nil wrote:
Pfsszxt wrote in : I'm not "jerking anyone around". I'm too old to play childish games. One is never too old to play childish games - this thread is proof of that. I simply am stating a fact. T'bird is not a resident e-mail client so that one could send mail to oldguy@thunderbied. That's your fiction (lie), not a fact. well, I'll challenge you--try it your self. Go set up an e-mail account which is in fact resident in T'bird. Simple right? |
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On 2/11/2016 11:04 AM, Mike Easter wrote:
Pfsszxt wrote: This whols thread has wandered far from my original gripe. That is: my HP printer won't do it's "scan to e-mail" function because it will not accept my resident AOL as acceptable. That is correct. The printer company's folks told me I had to have "Outlook" for that function to work. That is not *exactly* correct; either the HP support mis-spoke or you misunderstood. Another way of mentioning Outlook: You could have Outlook (or Outlook Express) or Thunderbird or Claws or any of a number of other agents which are actually smtp mail agents for that HP function to work. Your AOL software isn't. Here's a challeng. Get Outlook Express1!! :-). It doesn't exist now. Any of those agents could receive and send email with your aol.com using AOL's servers. None of that has anything to do with any such imaginary thing as thunderbird.com. I know that ---but several folks claimed I could use Thunderbird as a resident-- e-mail client. It is an e-mail client at all --it simply gets contents from e-mail clients one names. |
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On 2/11/2016 12:21 PM, Nil wrote:
Pfsszxt wrote in : This whols thread has wandered far from my original gripe. That is: my HP printer won't do it's "scan to e-mail" function because it will not accept my resident AOL as acceptable. This is a different thread, and you know it. Please, do try keep your lies straight. Not so --- back it up to the beginning and look! |
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