On 06/03/06, Michael Christie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a serious note, may I ask my colleagues what would be a good > multiuser email client for XP Pro? Preferrably free. > > I am installing a new computer at work, we have 2 part time practice > managers who share the same computer. > Currently we use Outlook Express, (I know there are problems, but > Thunderbird really isn't multiuser, each user can see the others emails) > Your sage advice is gfreatly appreciated.
Thunderbird is definitely multi-user aware. A lot depends on how you have your workstation configured. If you're using XP Pro, there's no reason why your two users can't have completely separate login accounts for the computer - rather than just sharing the same login account. These don't even have to be password-protected if you don't want. However Thunderbird will definitely save each user's email into their own 'home' folder (which I think is \documents and settings\username\ or something like that). If you're going to use this approach and want the OS to prevent the users reading each other's email, then applying limited permissions to each user account is the way to go (ie: don't just make everyone an administrator). Pegasus mail (www.pmail.com) is free (gratuit) but not libre, and supports separate user accounts within the application itself - but no passwords. It is relatively trivial to find each user's account name in the configuration file and login to the program using that name in order to read someone else's email account. The bottom line is that if your users want good security from reading each others email on a shared machine - limited user login accounts for Windows, with thunderbird is probably the way to go. I applaud your willingness to leave outlook - such a virus magnet and cumbersome to boot! Best of luck, Andrew Pols _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
