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:eWeek: We Need Better Open-Source E-Mail... Now
eWeek: We Need Better Open-Source E-Mail... Now
Apr 20, 2005, 00 :15 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (4538 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

"If open source is to continue gaining ground with the corporate desktop, it must develop not just an outstanding e-mail client, but an all-out replacement for Outlook on Windows.

"Outlook is a security-hole wolf dressed in an e-mail client's sheep clothing. But many companies still won't, or can't, move from it because Outlook is also their group calendaring and address book application. In short, it's a core desktop application for them..."

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KDE kontact is very good, especially com ...   Kontact   
Uno Engborg
Apr 20, 2005, 00:43:22
 
Porting evolution to Windows is a great  ...   Good stuff   
anonymous
Apr 20, 2005, 01:15:53
 
"There's only one big—and one minor— ...   Availability of evolution 2.0+   
Gerry Tool
Apr 20, 2005, 02:10:58
 
Outlook is "the opium of the people" and ...   Yet another Email Client   
GaAsP
Apr 20, 2005, 02:39:44
 
I'm working for a large multinationa ...   Sorry, but is that really necessary?   
just+AF8-a+AF8-bloke
Apr 20, 2005, 03:21:21
 
thunderbird  ...   There is one.   
Nocternal Eclipse
Apr 20, 2005, 04:55:49
 
...Outlook is a security-hole wolf dress ...   That isn't Outlook. That's Exchange.   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 20, 2005, 08:54:50
 
Just wondering why no one is mentioning  ...   Aethera   
iceman
Apr 20, 2005, 09:39:07
 
 I'm working for a large multination ...   Re: Sorry, but is that really necessary?   
Hyper L
Apr 20, 2005, 12:50:08
 
No one would take a product that has nam ...   Re: Aethera   
anonymous
Apr 20, 2005, 14:11:13
 
> Really? So if I run Outlook and you ru ...   Re: That isn't Outlook. That's Exchange.   
Matt Bjorkman
Apr 20, 2005, 14:59:08
 
I guess I'm old fashioned. Been usin ...   What is this?   
Mike R.
Apr 20, 2005, 15:55:58
 
> The only problem is that it doesn' ...   Re: Kontact   
Mar
Apr 20, 2005, 17:31:11
 
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