Have you looked at www.eudora.com recently? From the web page: >Eudora® email moves to open source development and delivers final >commercial version -- Eudora 7.1 for Windows and 6.2.4 for Mac OSX. > >The open source version of Eudora® is targeted to be released during >the first half of calendar year 2007 and will be free of charge. Once >the open source version of Eudora is released, QUALCOMM will cease to >sell Eudora commercially. Until then, the current commercial versions >are available for the reduced price of $19.95 with a six-month period >of technical support. All prior technical support commitments continue >to be honored.
Personally I like Eudora - I've used it since version 3 and while I have a few dislikes about it the big thing is that it's not a virus magnet like LookOut is. Mike WA6ILQ At 06:34 PM 12/06/06, you wrote: >Heh. I have to agree. For those who aren't computer nerds, >Outlook (and IE) are truly dangerous problems, fraught with >problems and security holes. Yes, they look nice, but they're >as unsecure as they are nice to the end user. > >Everyone is encouraged to look at Eudora and Thunderbird >for email, and Firefox for web browsing. Eudora is commercial, >but there is a free version which is great, and Firefox/Thunderbird >are open-source programs which you can freely and legally give >to all your friends. > >Please consider using them; they make using Windows less of a >security horror. > >Oh, and if you use instant messenger software, try gaim. It >speaks all the popular protocols (yahoo, icq, msn...) and is a >lot safer security wise. Google for those terms and you'll >find out where to get them. If anyone has questions send >me private mail and I'll help. It's important that people stop >using dangerous software. > >--STeve Andre' >wb8wsf en82 > >On Wednesday 06 December 2006 21:18, Ken Arck wrote: > > At 05:56 PM 12/6/2006, you wrote: > > >I don't know what this is, but I don't think I sent this message... Maybe > > >someone is spoofing my address. > > > > <---Personally, I think anyone who runs MS Outlook should be drawn > > and quartered and their remains fed to zoo animals while their family > > members are required to watch and provide the ketchup > > > > I'm sorry and apologize if that offends anyone. I know I'm not being > > tough enough on 'em...... > > > > Ken
