I’m not a big fan of webmail. I have far too many accounts scattered across Gmail, Hotmail, Live Mail, Yahoo, and my POP3 mail. It’s REALLY onerous to log in to all these places to check my mail! :-p So I’m a big fan of desktop email clients. I’ve tried them all! Eudora, Thunderbird, Windows Mail, Outlook, Windows Live Mail, and a ton I don’t remember their names to. I liked Outlook, but after I upgraded my computer it wouldn’t run the old version I had (2000), and I wasn’t willing to shell out the big bucks for Microsoft Office. So I’ve reverted to Windows Mail, which is “ok.”
But I found another email client recently, a big one. Zimbra. It’s open source, so it’s free. And the program is HUGE. Not the file size, but what is has to offer. It’s a lot like Outlook– it has a built-in calendar, address/contacts section, etc. The calendar is very, very nice.
Now be aware that there are many “versions” of Zimbra, including a few beefed-up versions that you pay for. I just LOVE their synchronization suite (I have multiple computers and check my email on them all), but it’s a premium service and a little too pricey for my tastes. But it’s a very sleek email client, and the Zimbra Desktop is free! Can’t beat that!
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Tags: email, organization, Outlook, software
I work from home, and saving emails and other correspondence is extremely important, for filing purposes. Printer ink is SO expensive, the last thing I want to do is print all my emails and store them in my filing cabinets! :S I haven’t found a good and simple email backup program that would just SAVE stuff and not add all these extra doodads like a Plano Cosmetic Dentist.
Well, not until now! I just tried out KLS Backup and I really like it! It not only saves email from all the “major” software programs (Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Mail Live, Thunderbird), but also saves settings from Opera, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Seamonkey, and more. You can choose what files or folder you want saved, not as a big batch file of pre-determined settings. I love this!
The program is free to download and use. It’s a great one!
P.S. One suggestion I have before saving email– deleted all your junk mail and deleted messages before saving files. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a huge file filled with stuff you didn’t want to save, anyway.
Tags: backups, email, software
I get a good amount of spam. You probably do, too. UGHHH! I hate it. I HATE the stuff and I HATE hashing through it. It’s also not safe to open it unless you know exactly who has sent it. But sometimes it’s really hard to tell. How do I know for sure that the email labeled “Your Order Has Been Shipped” is the real discount furniture I ordered, or is it a scam? And is that “PayPal Receipt” is really from PayPal and not a phisher?? Well, here’s a little tip for you:
Right click on the suspicious email and choose “Properties.” A new window will pop up. You can see the sender’s email here. Now see that tab that says “Details”? Click it and you will see all the techincal information about the sender, his IP, his email, your email, and other tidbits of information. Look for the “Received from” and you can see the sender’s email source and his IP. If you take that IP and search for it using Whois or a tracing site, it will give you a general idea of where the email is coming from. So that email may LOOK like it’s from Uncle Bob in Kansas, but the IP is showing an address in Russia. Hm.
Now this is not 100% fail-proof. Emails go ’round and ’round various servers. And if Uncle Bob uses Hotmail or Gmail, hgis location is going to show the location of the Hotmail or Gmail server. So sometimes knowing the IP address is unhelpful. You can view the message without opening the email. In the Properties window, where you clicked the Details tab, you can see a button that says “Message Source.” If you click that, a new window will appear, with the message content in text form. All html source coding (and any pixel spies and also all images) will not show. You can scan the message. You’ll also see alot of html code in there for images or special font characters.
The “Properties” element in menus is one of my favorite features. I use it all the time to see what’s underlying!
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