If you do have to come to the dark side, find a copy of office 2013, that's got the best outlook version
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 1:55 PM Matt Corcoran <m...@stratospeed.com> wrote: > -People that need help using desktop email programs *should* be using > gmail instead. > > -People who understand how to simply setup an imap account should use a > desktop client for many advantages: speed, offline cache, low data use, > offline searchability, os integration, drag and drop, easy reorganization, > attachment cache, read/delete/send before you can get online. > (Especially considering many of our customer locations have sketchy cell > service.) > > > > For Windows users here is 1 more reason…. Some idiot decided that the > backspace button in your browser should dump the current webpage with your > 90% complete email and go back to the previous webpage. > > > > I’ve been using IMAP since macOS9 / AOL days. I haven’t used POP since > Netscape navigator. I use osx and ios Mail for gmail and Outlook for work. > > > > > > > > *From: *AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> on behalf of Darin Steffl < > darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> > *Reply-To: *AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Date: *Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 1:29 PM > *To: *AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT windows update issues > > > > Can I ask why anyone likes using desktop email programs? Ever since I was > a kid, I've dreaded helping people with outlook, live mail, or thunderbird > because of issues like you're describing. > > > > Also people who didn't set up IMAP so their emails disappeared off their > email server and only existed on their computer. Then they didn't back > things up so when their computer crashed, bye bye to all their emails. Or > if they bought a new computer and need to migrate, it takes an hour or two > to backup and move the outlook file. > > > > Holy crap I shiver when I think about desktop email. > > > > Gmail.com and then move on with life. Forget about database issues, new > computers, spam filtering, multiple devices per account, backups, etc. > > > > You couldn't convince me to ever use desktop email. That's so 2001 haha > > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 12:05 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > EM Client can read the Outlook calendar invites. It's free for 1 > account. Paid version if you need to check multiple accounts. Mainly it's > fast, even with a large Inbox. Highly recommend. > > It also syncs with my GMail Calendar. > > Thunderbird performance seems inversely proportional to how much mail I > have. Haven't used Outlook since the 2003 version. > > > > On 11/17/2020 12:45 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > > So, today it appears that my Windows Live Mail database is corrupt. Can > only see headers. So switching to outlook but that is painful. > > I rolled back the windows update that happened last night but still dead > WLM… sob… > > > > Have resisted outlook for years. Few times it would be nice. When > someone sends a meeting or contact at least I can read it without having to > use a text editor and parsing through the complex crap… > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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