Comments on: Ancient Email Format Conversions http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: capex99http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-39013 capex99 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:14:50 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/#comment-39013 Bill See my comment below. You and I must be the dynosaurs of the users? Im just installed Win 7 and wonder if you use it. If so, did the setup go ok? I use Yahoo Business email and although their email program is finally starting to get some semblance of what Eudora was 15 years ago, it it still short and as I said slow. I can get by with Yahoo, but the Eudora X1 search was immediate or lightning fast with multiple parameters and Im always looking for legacy emails with attachments which I rely on in my business. TNX LMS Bill
See my comment below. You and I must be the dynosaurs of the users? Im just installed Win 7 and wonder if you use it. If so, did the setup go ok? I use Yahoo Business email and although their email program is finally starting to get some semblance of what Eudora was 15 years ago, it it still short and as I said slow. I can get by with Yahoo, but the Eudora X1 search was immediate or lightning fast with multiple parameters and Im always looking for legacy emails with attachments which I rely on in my business.
TNX LMS

]]> By: capex99http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-39012 capex99 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:00:02 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/#comment-39012 Eudora - BRING IT BACK? I used to travel extensive in Eastern Europe in mid-late 90s and Eudora was the only client that would work with the Compuserve access link. Used exclusively both international and with home office server till 2007. With the X-1 Search add on it was unbeatable. Yahoo Business email is just now getting some of the features of Eudora but slow slow slow. If anyone can convince me to go with Thunderbird, then, I will but had trouble getting the Eudora ports and settings to work reliably with Yahoo mail, just gave up as the help guys at Yahoo did not even know what Eudora was without checking their help sheet. Maybe it was the language. Penelope?? Forget it, call if Eudora, with the original features including search and ability to port from desktop to laptop and back and Ill go back in a heartbeat. LS Eudora – BRING IT BACK?
I used to travel extensive in Eastern Europe in mid-late 90s and Eudora was the only client that would work with the Compuserve access link. Used exclusively both international and with home office server till 2007. With the X-1 Search add on it was unbeatable. Yahoo Business email is just now getting some of the features of Eudora but slow slow slow.
If anyone can convince me to go with Thunderbird, then, I will but had trouble getting the Eudora ports and settings to work reliably with Yahoo mail, just gave up as the help guys at Yahoo did not even know what Eudora was without checking their help sheet. Maybe it was the language.
Penelope?? Forget it, call if Eudora, with the original features including search and ability to port from desktop to laptop and back and Ill go back in a heartbeat.
LS

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-22474 Rich Menga Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:05:05 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/#comment-22474 If you copy the profile directory from one Thunderbird installation to the other, yes. If you want everything in addition to all mail (plugins, Lightning calendar, etc.), use KLS Mail Backup to transfer from one to the other using a single ZIP. If you copy the profile directory from one Thunderbird installation to the other, yes. If you want everything in addition to all mail (plugins, Lightning calendar, etc.), use KLS Mail Backup to transfer from one to the other using a single ZIP.

]]> By: Billhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-22473 Bill Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:13:17 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/#comment-22473 Sorry... guess I'm one of your diehard "Eudorka" users. I've been using it for the past 15 years and still love it.I've used Thunderbird, and have the latest version installed, but will only leave Eudora 'kicking & screaming.' Eudora manages my 15 household email addresses, across five ISPs, perfectly. More important, I have 6 systems at home that I keep synced (3 desktops; 3 laptops). When originally setting them up, all I do is install Eudora & then copy the "C:\Program Files\Eudora" from one of my previous PCs on top of the newly installed Eudora directory, and WA-LA! My new system has all my ISP email account settings, along with the previous 12+ years of email. This feature alone I find the most important. And even with keeping all my old email, Eudora runs just as fast as ever. I especially like the storing of attachments separate from the individual emails, in their own folder. I also love the fact that the mailbox files are just "text" files. For non-html emails, they are very readable in any text editor.As for Outlook? Blahhhhhhh. I've never liked it, even tho' I've been forced to use it @ work for over 10 years. Windows Live? Never tried it (& never will, if I have a choice).Thunderbird? Great program, and that's what I'll switch to full-time when Eudora no longer runs. Does anybody know -- can you "clone" Thunderbird from one PC to another as easy as Eudora (with all acct settings & email)? Sorry… guess I’m one of your diehard “Eudorka” users. I’ve been using it for the past 15 years and still love it.

I’ve used Thunderbird, and have the latest version installed, but will only leave Eudora ‘kicking & screaming.’ Eudora manages my 15 household email addresses, across five ISPs, perfectly. More important, I have 6 systems at home that I keep synced (3 desktops; 3 laptops). When originally setting them up, all I do is install Eudora & then copy the “C:\Program Files\Eudora” from one of my previous PCs on top of the newly installed Eudora directory, and WA-LA! My new system has all my ISP email account settings, along with the previous 12+ years of email. This feature alone I find the most important. And even with keeping all my old email, Eudora runs just as fast as ever. I especially like the storing of attachments separate from the individual emails, in their own folder. I also love the fact that the mailbox files are just “text” files. For non-html emails, they are very readable in any text editor.

As for Outlook? Blahhhhhhh. I’ve never liked it, even tho’ I’ve been forced to use it @ work for over 10 years. Windows Live? Never tried it (& never will, if I have a choice).

Thunderbird? Great program, and that’s what I’ll switch to full-time when Eudora no longer runs. Does anybody know — can you “clone” Thunderbird from one PC to another as easy as Eudora (with all acct settings & email)?

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-21947 Rich Menga Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:39:34 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/#comment-21947 Mainly because it's not much more than Thunderbird just made to look/act like Eudora did. You're better off just using t-bird outright. Mainly because it’s not much more than Thunderbird just made to look/act like Eudora did. You’re better off just using t-bird outright.

]]> By: Brian Guptahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-21938 Brian Gupta Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:04:23 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/ancient-email-format-conversions/#comment-21938 Why no Penelope? (Not running Eudora here, but it seems to be a good option for those that are). Why no Penelope? (Not running Eudora here, but it seems to be a good option for those that are).

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