Re: Attachment free message
From: Dean Huffman (jth@springnet1.com)
Mon Jun 26 00:13:39 2000
Ooops! I stand corrected. Thanks for the information about his
nationality.
I will check out the new version. Pegasus did not do IMAP the last time
I checked. It is an excellent program, perhaps the best, it is free of
charge, and since it is not a Microsoft product, it both works well and
is relatively free from virus attack (since most hackers seem to be
interested in Microsoft products).
At Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Steve & Eryl Raymond wrote:
>
>Only a couple of moths ago I sent a message about how Pegasus
>Mail was the program I use by choice, mainly because I'm used to
>it from a previous connection, but now convinced more than ever
>that the safety angle makes it preferable. Also there is an IMAP
>conversion available in the latest version - see the "tucows" site.
>
>By the way, David Harris is a New Zealander, not an Australian,
>invented Pegasus Mail while on the staff at Otago University, which
>happens to be (as Americans say) my alma mater!
>
>> Subject: RE: attachment free message
>
>> Pegasus Mail is an excellent e-mail program. It is a freeware program
>> that can be located at <http://www.pegasus.usa.com/>, but the last
>> time I checked it did not do IMAP e-mail. (The author, David Harris,
>> is actually from Australia. It's biggest advantage is that it is not a
>> Microsoft product and, therefore few, if any, people are writing virus
>> material to attack it.
>>
>> If you wish to do IMAP e-mail, Eudora recently made Eudora Pro
>> available at no charge (actually, the charge is a small advertisement
>> in the lower right corner of the screen). It works well, with a few
>> minor programming problems -- it crashes too often -- and can be had
>> for free at <http://www.eudora.com>. Regrettable, Eudora Lite is no
>> longer available, but I can locate a copy if anybody wishes.
>>
>> A number of free and inexpensive e-mail clients can be located at:
>> <http://www.tucows.com/perl/tucowsSearch> and typing in "e-mail".
>> Currently, tucows will give 248 hits.
>>
>> Finally, anybody with a little experience in Visual Basic can easily
>> wright a personalized e-mail package for themselves. If anybody wants
>> further information, feel free to e-mail me.
>>
>> Dean Huffman
>>
>> From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com)
>> Fri, 19 May 2000 09:48:02 -0500
>>
>> I'm moving over to Pegasus mail, and staying away from MS, but are
>> y'all getting nervous about attachments to emails? I know The Man
>> likes to keep us informed, and he did say he loved me the other day,
>> but what are y'all doing about the virus epidemic?
>
>Dr. Steve Raymond
>Head of Department of O & G
>Empangeni Hospital
>Empangeni
>SOUTH AFRICA 3880
>Ph:(+27)(035)77721111
