>> 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).
Absolutely, Thunderbird can be set up for multi-user, independent email storage and personal settings. My preference is for using Profiles in Tbird to separate accounts, messages and settings (in conjunction with appropriately configured separate user logins on the XP box, as referred to above.) I have a Tbird installation on a computer with 3 profiles: 1 personal POP email with a GnuPG certificate, 1 POP with a HeSA HCL certificate attached and one IMAP. None 'see' the others' mail. I haven't configured these to separate windoze logins, someone else will have to help you with the specfics of how to set that up properly so the right login will give the right profile as I am darned if I can see how to set a password for the Tbird profiles like you can for OL but....... a squis on the Mozilla org knowledge base reveals there is an extension to do that. Anyway, if you don't need to share calendars or use a 'Journal' feature, Tbird is the way to go. Jan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 3/03/2006 _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
