Help me replace Outlook Express.. please!

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 20:33

Ok,

so I turned on the PC tonight only to find that the genius that is outlook express has decided to delete two massive folders full of emails to do with university and my website.

i have no idea what happened, everything is just *gone*

Fortunately, I backed it all up about a week ago

but now I want to replace outlook express with a decent mail client. does anyone have any suggestions?

cheers,,

P

Paul K · 05-07-2004, 20:37

Outlook? *runs*
Pass

I use OE or Outlook and I've never had that happen. Did you check your settings in case you had left a check in the wrong box somewhere?

Chris W · 05-07-2004, 20:37

Thunderbird

haven't had any problems with it myself

MB

Paul K · 05-07-2004, 20:40

Eudora, pegasus mail?
any of these....
http://email.about.com/od/windowsemailclients/

*waits for a linux client to be mentioned*

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 20:43

Cheers MB.. I'll give Thunderbird a go

Paul... it was really weird. Everything was there this morning - I had rules set up to redirect mail coming to certain accnts to go into different folders.

THen i turned on the PC tonite and suddenly these two folders (one of which was nested in the other) have both vanished - no trace, nothing.

It's very very odd and I have no idea why it happened... ? I had no boxes to check unfortuanately - it's soooo weird! I think this windows installation needs to be wiped anyway, it's starting to be erratic as windows has a habit of being

P

philip.j.fry · 05-07-2004, 20:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

*waits for a linux client to be mentioned*

If you insist

I wasn't going to because it was clear that a windows client was required, so I'd agree with Thunderbird, a more than passable alternative to OE.

Mutt (command line client) is always good though

**Maggy** · 05-07-2004, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plonking

Ok,

so I turned on the PC tonight only to find that the genius that is outlook express has decided to delete two massive folders full of emails to do with university and my website.

i have no idea what happened, everything is just *gone*

Fortunately, I backed it all up about a week ago

but now I want to replace outlook express with a decent mail client. does anyone have any suggestions?

cheers,,

P

Errr...have they been archived?

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Eudora, pegasus mail?
any of these....
http://email.about.com/od/windowsemailclients/

*waits for a linux client to be mentioned*

cheers

i'll have a good old looksee and shop around for a bit

i'm stil confused, i think my pc may have a ghost in it ...!

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by philip.j.fry

If you insist

I wasn't going to because it was clear that a windows client was required, so I'd agree with Thunderbird, a more than passable alternative to OE.

Mutt (command line client) is always good though

lol, well done philip, although I haven't put linux on this pc yet and even when i get round to it, i doubt that, being me, i would be able to get to grips with a command line client

thanks for warning me about it though

haha

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 20:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Errr...have they been archived?

ahah? what is this archiving thing of which you speak? i've never seen it happen before, but then i've never had OE on XP before. how would i get them back? emails came into them everyday, though, but i'm not sure if it matters... ?

Paul K · 05-07-2004, 20:51

Could try searching your PC for .dbx files?

philip.j.fry · 05-07-2004, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plonking

lol, well done philip, although I haven't put linux on this pc yet and even when i get round to it, i doubt that, being me, i would be able to get to grips with a command line client

thanks for warning me about it though

haha

Don't worry, it's not the only one

When you do get Linux set up Ximain's Evolution is a very nice client. It's basically an Outlook lookalike/replacement which is powerful yet easy to use. Of course, Thunderbird will still run on Linux.

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 20:58

good idea!

i managed to find the name of the folder, about 5meg in size, yet can't seem to get oe to import it? i tried creating a new identity and everything, copying the folders across and what have you.. and tried the import messages thing as well, but still no luck.. it refuses to see that little folder! do you know what i am doing wrong?

Paul K · 05-07-2004, 20:58

One good place to start looking for information on OE is
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone might help if the folder is still there somewhere )

Plonking · 05-07-2004, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by philip.j.fry

Don't worry, it's not the only one

When you do get Linux set up Ximain's Evolution is a very nice client. It's basically an Outlook lookalike/replacement which is powerful yet easy to use. Of course, Thunderbird will still run on Linux.

ah yeah I have played with evolution on the other pc's - it's nice

i am being lazy not intalling it on here, though - i need to put in a second hard drive as this one is ntfs and it won't shrink to fit in

i have one spare but hacent' got round to doing it yet..