On 11/10/2012 03:56 AM, Desiree wrote:
"Michael Gordon" <mgord...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Desiree wrote:
"Philip TAYLOR" <p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk> wrote in message
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Michael Gordon wrote:
After going to the SM download page and searching around for several
minutes I found this page:
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/doc/system-requirements
Base on what I did not read I have to presume SM will not support
Windows 8.
The presumption might be valid, on the basis solely of that document,
but historically Seamonkey has a first-class record of tracking
Windows releases, and I cannot imagine for one moment that Windows 8
(love it or loathe it*) will be any different in that respect.
Philip Taylor
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* Microsoft have the uncanny knack of taking one step forwards
with alternate releases of Windows and two steps back with the
next release; Windows 7, whilst its search facilities are
abysmal, is not bad, and is certainly far more efficient than
XP. I therefore have little hope for Windows 8 being anything
other than "The new Vista" :-(
I can't imagine Windows 8 not being supported eventually...but what about
NOW? How soon? My present computer is dying and it's old. My new one
arrives
next week. Should I install SM or not? I am NOT referring to a version of
SM
that will work on Metro. I will be on Desktop most of the time (all of
the
time if I can figure out how to do that).
Desiree,
It looks like we have stirred the Hornets Nest with your question.
The bottom line for you is how to get your e-mail if SM will not install.
You have a few options:
1. If all your e-mail accounts are hosted by your ISP you can use their
Web Mail interface and access to your mail.
2. If your mail accounts are hosted by different mail servers you can use
a third party access point like mail2web.com to access all your accounts.
( http://www.mail2web.com/ )
Michael G
My most used account is not with my ISP. I cannot stand my ISP's web mail.
It is horrible. I never use it. I have used mail2web.com several years ago
when on vacation and it is ok for AWHILE. But I need a mail client on my
computer...not web mail as a permanent solution. I had assumed I could use
Sea Monkey. Claws and Postbox 3 work on Windows 8. Thunderbird works on
Windows 8. I haven't used Thunderbird in years but I guess I may have to
try it.
Thunderbird 17.0 will be both a mainstream, and ESR version, due to the
new release and governance plan.
<https://etherpad.mozilla.org/tb-releases>
Scheduled to be released on 20-11-2012, along with Firefox.
Thunderbird 17.0 has the new Australis theme, along with a new AppMenu
button (old menu bar still exists), along with several features
introduced in previous versions such as Chat, and Big Files.
--
Fedora 17 (64-bit) KDE 4.9.2
Thunderbird Beta (17.0) Install and test it
And it is said that "The [insert deity of choice] helps those who choose
to help themselves."
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