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06-26-2004, 05:18 PM
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Outlook Express vs. Hotmail....
Which of these is less of a problem?
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06-26-2004, 05:28 PM
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I would say hotmail because if you get a infected email it wont go in your computer just by opening it, I think.
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06-26-2004, 08:05 PM
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06-26-2004, 08:49 PM
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I like Hotmail better. I like the interface and the fact that an email cannot do aything bad by simply reading it. The junk mail filters are also excellent in Hotmail.
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06-26-2004, 09:06 PM
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You only get infections through attachments. If you watch what you're doing and who you're getting attachments from, you should be fine either way.
Personally, I prefer OE because I can access all may email accounts at the same time, rather than going to all the seperate web-based email pages.
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06-26-2004, 09:11 PM
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There are security holes in OE that allow malicious code to be run through the preview pane.
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06-27-2004, 06:44 AM
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I'm setting up to run both.
Thanks guys! My aim in life, just now, is to keep family and friends from getting tagged with all the various hijackers and trojans ( which is why I'm switching everone to Firefox). I always thought that Hotmail would be spam central but it seems I was wrong so now I'll be comparing it to OE seriously. If you've got more e-mail clients, not Google for now, let me know. |
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06-27-2004, 06:56 AM
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I use OE and I have the preview pane turned off, that way my mail doesn't open unless I double click it to open. And you can get infected from just the e-mail its self, and don't even have to open an attachment to get it. Also I read in The Inguirer that there are websites, that can now infect you just by going to them. I saw that a few days ago, and didn't think of posting it here till now. Sorry.
Ah, HERE IT IS Last edited by diver203_98; 06-27-2004 at 06:59 AM. |
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06-27-2004, 07:30 AM
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clicked wrong button!
edit again : I will be accellerating the Firefox adoption. Last edited by pam123; 06-27-2004 at 07:37 AM. |
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06-27-2004, 08:06 PM
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None of the above - if you want secure POP mail, use an alternative email program like Pegasus. If you can deal with webmail, I suppose Hotmail is as good as any free service.
I use standard POP mail from Earthlink, and they have server side spam and virus filtering - and I use Pegasus to read it. |
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06-27-2004, 08:15 PM
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If you are setting up to run Firefox,why not use Thunderbird. It isn't intergrated with Firefox but you can place a mail icon in the bookmark toolbar t access it.
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06-27-2004, 08:21 PM
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Didn't know about this!
Back to research and thanks!!!! |
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06-28-2004, 08:22 PM
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I run Hotmail through Outlook Express.
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06-29-2004, 01:29 PM
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Yeah, this isn't an either-or question. I have a Hotmail account that I access through OE.
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06-29-2004, 03:23 PM
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I think I'll just try out a few different e-mail programs and see how things go.
So first Hotmail and then Thunderbird. Thanks for the info guys. |
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06-29-2004, 04:08 PM
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I have had two hotmail accounts long before I owned a PC. One contains my name and accurate information and other is for anonymity. I used them at work and friends houses.
Since owing a PC I also use OE. OE is what I would consider my primary mail but I am very cautious as to who gets it. Just close family and friends and those few sites (mainly financial) that require a ISP based email. Everyone and every other requestor gets one of my hotmail email id's. Chas
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