Prefered Replacement for Outlook Express

I'm wondering which e-mail program would be the best replacement for O-E?

Which one do any of you-all prefer?

Thunderbird seems to appear at the top of most lists I run across, , , ,

-corne-

 

I have been using yahoo for all the time I have been active on a pc, about 20 years, the only problem is I have to keep switching to basic yahoo as it keeps wanting me to update to newer and newer yahoo emails,

 

I wouldn't trust anything from mozilla. Try Becky 1.26 to 2 ..

http://www.rimarts.co.jp/becky.htm

 

I thought yahoo was an online mail prog. outlook express is on my computer I "(F7 then Ctrl-M)" to download from my i-net provider. I have 3 gmail accts & fwd one to my i-net provider. other 2 are for junk email, periodically, I go there & delete everything.

I want to replace outlook express. (C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe)(shortcut with shortcut key = F7, above, to open)

 

https://www.oeclassic.com/download

free and paid versions

https://alternativeto.net/software/microsoft-outlook-express/

https://www.getmailbird.com/mailbird-best-alternative-to-outlook/

might look through the alternatives in the 2 links above, did not search to see if they are compatible with xp, OEClassic is compatible with xp.

 

Sadly yahoo is now owned by "Oath" even the name is to fool you into presuming something respectable.
these guys are data molesters of the highest order, ZERO sentimentality
Autism galore with zero remorse.

 

If you want something lightweight and reliable, I recommend using an older version of Thunderbird, or the Opera Mail client in Opera 10/11/12. I personally use the basic HTML version of Gmail--it is a godsend for older browsers, and lightning fast on my P4.

 

My favourite email client in the days when XP was my primary OS was Pegasus Mail.

http://www.pmail.com/index.htm

It is free software and is developed by its original creator in New Zealand since 1993. The latest version is from June 2018. It is lightweight, runs very fast on XP on older hardware, it has lots of advanced features, and allows moving message files between different computers. It also has classic toolbar and icons and doesn't look like an app for a touch screen smart phone (which seems to be the latest fashion trend).

The only problem I had with Pegasu Mail in the past was that URL links longer than one line were not clickable. I assume that has been fixed in newer versions.

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Disclaimer: my primary OS is Linux Lite which has Thunderbird as the default email client.

 

1993, eh? That should mean there exist even Windows 3.1-compatible versions! That is serious longevity!

Thank you for sharing your recommendation--I'll have to give it a try in the near future! I pray that the OP will find it useful!

 

You will find the version for Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS v3.5 at the bottom of the Downloads page:

http://www.pmail.com/downloads_s3_t.htm

When you have time, Developer News section is an interesting read:

http://www.pmail.com/devnews.htm

http://www.pmail.com/devnews_archive.htm

In my previous post I mentioned moving message files between different computers. You can also move all settings, as explained here:

http://www.pmail.com/faqs/faqs_wsi.htm

 

Sheesh--that is some incredible dedication! It is always nice when developers have conveniently available links for people who want to use the latest or last version for a certain OS. One of the few examples that comes to mind is how the 7zip team keeps links for 9.20 (the last 9x-compatible version, IIRC), 16.04 (the last version for Windows 2000, if memory serves), and 18.05 (the latest version, compatible with XP+) on the same page.

 

Can you like not say 'autism galore'? I'm somewhat autistic myself...

 

Many folks are, as Dr. Susan Greenfield has proven in ad finitum, computer use induced autistic, its a form of nature deficit disorder, there is a working "Empathic Cognitive Normal" working in the back ground trying to get out of the
over worked, over WY Fried, swollen left brain.

Your post shows "Sentimentality" I question your diagnosis, and you can baby sit my kids any time.

 

Jeyneko is a good friend, and one who clearly seems to have a realm of knowledge when it comes to computing in general (never mind Windows XP by itself). I hope he's doing all right...haven't heard from him here in a while (or maybe I just haven't been stopping by often enough lately).

 

I am glad you guys share a lot in common, that makes you both rich,
and again this too points at a cheap shot Diagnosis by somebody.
lets all keep him on our best hopes wish list

 

Sounds like a plan!

 

Keep an eye out for Interlink from Matt Tobin (part of the Pale Moon team). His client looks and runs lean like Thunderbird 2x but has the ability of v52x.

Now it's only meant for Windows 7 and higher, but MSFN's Roytam1 has recompiled it for XP and Vista.

 

No fooling? I'm going to have to give that a try--thank you for the recommendation!

 

Matt Tobin really dont like Roytam1 making his stuff work on Windows XP/Vista.

 

Has Tobin sent a cease-and-desist message to roytam1?