[CS-FSLUG] Outlook addiction (was: Verizon)

[N. Thompson]

That kind of functionality isn't really available in Linux e-mail clients, too 
bad the developers focused on making a usefull application rather then "cute" 
application huh? ;-)

Maybe Win4Lin or CrossOverOffice could help you to switch her over to Linux, 
although I think the latter will remove her ability to install stationaries 
with a simple click.

On June 17, 2004 10:02 pm, Jerry VB wrote:
> Thnks for your comments Leon. My wife's main question when I try to get her
> to use a Linux email client is: "Can I still use all of my cute
> stationary?" She is addicted to html email which all of her "'net" buddies
> send each other. I think they all try to out-cute each other, LOL! Her main
> issue is that she can't look up some cute stationary on the net, click on
> 'Install', and have it automatically installed into her stationary
> directory. So, I've amost given up on converting her. But, I have told her
> that Win2K is the END of the Windows line for our household. I *WILL NOT*
> but a copy of XP. So, she knows the end of the road is coming sooner or
> later.
>
> What if I try her on Lindows?
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 12:18:31PM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:30, Jerry VB wrote:
> > > My wife is just to Outlook Express dependent to let me convert her
> > > to anything else.
> >
> > Try KMail, particularly the one from KDE 3.2 or later which has all of
> > the contact stuff to.
> >
> > I hate to mention it, but Outlook also runs under any recent WINE.
> > There's even specific code in there to *not* honour any spawn requests
> >
> > from programs called "outlook.exe". (-:
> > > I tried to get her to use Mozilla Mail once. She threw a fit,
> >
> > I can understand that. I have one Windows-using customer whose only
> > sticking point is Outlook. I tried him on Mozilla Mail 'coz it ran
> > under MS-Windows too, and while it's a pretty reasonable email client
> > by itself, it lacks a couple of key features that the guy relies on.
> > One is a little flag to say that a particular email has been replied
> > to. I haven't tried again since.
> >
> > To get him to try KMail, I'd more or less have to run it under Linux,
> > which would be too cumbersome as a dual-boot and too difficult to
> > reverse if not.
> >
> > I note that ThunderBird imports *everything* from Outlook. You might
> > want to have a quiet look at that.
> >
> > Personally, Outlook drives me nuts. There's so much that it simply can't
> > do, or does very badly.
> >
> > Cheers; Leon
> >
> > --
> > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. -- 1 Thessalonians 5:21,
> > KJV
> >
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