Raul, What is Penelope, and what is meant by the "Eudora NAE?"
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:05:34 -0400, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >Actually Eudora and Thunderbird are not alike at all whatsoever. They >only similarities they have is the fact that they both do email. If you >take some reassigning of hot keys into play, you can make Thunderbird >look and feel more like Eudora, but still, they are not the same. >Sure, Eudora 8 and 9 are open source, but they are basically just >Thunderbird with the Penelope extension which anyone can get without the >Eudora nae. >Chris Belle said the following on 9/22/2008 9:56 PM: >> I respectfully submit that this is typical chasing your tail response to >> a problem. >> >> There is no reason eudora shouldn't work with we, it works beautifully >> with jaws. >> >> Thunderbird works with we, and isn't it supposed to be a very similar >> engine? >> >> Eudora has worked well with older versions of we, with 6.1 and earlier. >> >> Email clients aren't that complex. >> >> So telling someone they have to quit or change an email program that has >> worked for years with standard windows api stuff and such isn't the >> solution. >> >> The solution is for the bugs to be fixed in we 7. >> >> Anyway, if a product isn't being developed anymore, but is still >> available, and lots of folks use it, well, it's not a moving target any >> more is it? >> >> And if something used to work but doesn't anymore, that's a regression. >> >> It's not like someone wanting to run old 98 apps on an xp system where >> the whole os changed, we're talking an email client. >> >> We're talking list views and browse mode if you use the mocrosoft >> viewer, we're talking more or less standard tool bars, and such. >> >> So gw can fix this if they want to and if there's enough call for it >> from the users. >> >> I love it how these companies push things for ever, and then all of a >> sudden that product doesn't exist anymore. >> >> Sometimes it's more about polotics than access, or of course the dollar >> bill. >> >> Eudora meets my needs, and there are still issues with outlook express >> and thunderbird, but eudora has some distinct advantages in that it's >> easy to treat it in a modular fashion, grabbing the whole folder and >> saving your mail easily without having to piece-meal your address book >> and other settings, with outlook and tb stuff is somewhat buried in >> windows, and eudora is a mature program even if they're not developing >> it anymore. >> >> So, I think when issues with listview crashes and other core issues in >> window-eyes are addressed, many of the eudora issues will go away. >> >> I hope I didn't ofend anyone, but that's how I see the truth as it stands. >> >> >> >> At 08:36 PM 9/22/2008, you wrote: >>> I must point out that this product is no longer under development. >>> Therefore, you might find it advantageous to upgrade to a newer e-mail >>> client. >>> I highly recommend Microsoft Outlook if you have a copy of Microsoft >>> Office >>> 2007. >>> If not, Windows Mail is a good alternative, otherwise known as Outlook >>> express. >>> I also understand that Thunderbird is an excellent e-mail client. >>> I am sorry, but it sounds to me like an upgrade is in order >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pat Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:22 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Eudora and Window-Eyes 7.0 >>> >>> Hi GW Staff, and Everyone, >>> >>> As I'm trying to read email that is in my inbox, as soon as another >>> message comes in, Window-Eyes automatically goes to the top of the >>> email, and then I have to try and find my place again, in the email. >>> >>> This is very frustrating. 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