[techtalk] warm/fuzzy alternatives to outlook?

[Nils Philippsen]

>  On Fri, 5 May 2000, srl wrote:
> 
> > from what i've heard, the software that Helix Code is working on
> > (Evolution, see www.helixcode.com) is aimed directly at being an Outlook
> > killer and the mail-client-of-the-ghods. 
> > 
> > srl
> > -----
> > Shane Renee Landrum 
> > slandrum<@>cs.smith.edu 

On Fri, 5 May 2000, GeekGrrl wrote:

> Unfortunately, that's not necessarily the only factor considered in the
> corporate world. I would that it was... There is still the 'learn new
> software' factor, the 'convert data from old software' factor, and the
> 'how to we explain up the ladder that we wasted all these resources on M$'
> factor.

Oh, and it (evolution) is far from being usable, even adventurous people
like me who get the code out of CVS to try it out (on a test account, I'm
not _that_ adventurous) are warned that you're about to loose mail. Well,
if I could configure it properly -- but maybe I'm just too stupid.

Nils
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