If you use outlook or outlook express...PLEASE READ!

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:42 pm

To those of you out there that use outlook or outlook express to check your mail....STOP!!! (there is a better way...keep reading)

Some of you might or might not know that outlook is a haven for virus' and worms. If you do not have an updated daily virus definitions ant-virus program then you are seriously at risk. These worms will retrieve your saved e-mail address and e-mail itself to all your contacts from your computer. Your contacts will think it's from you and open it.....there the chain continues. I was getting slammed with half a dozen virus' a day!

Go to www.mozilla.com and download Thunderbird. It is very similar to outlook and outlook express except it filters out the junk. It sets up the same way and it is free.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:09 pm

Good call. I'll set this up at work and on my laptop.

Is there an effective way to recall mail using Thunderbird?

My boss tried to e-mail TurboXS last night, and it said it couldn't send because TXS wasn't on the contact list. Then it sent that e-mail to a random person on the contact list. Really annoying. We tried the recall feature in Outlook, but I don't know if it worked correctly.

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:25 pm

Thunderbird has an "import wizard". You click import settings..BOOM...DONE!....click import mail...BOOM...DONE!...click import contacts...YOU GUESSED IT....DONE!!

It saves all your contacts, setting, and mail from outlook or outlook express.

It's a godsend!!

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:27 pm

You can set up thunderbird to save the e-mail addys in your contact list of all outgoing and incoming mail.

I think this is what you are reffering to.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:29 pm

What about recalling e-mail. Like you send one to the wrong person, and want to un-send it.

Post by **DLC** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:27 pm

It's impossible to "un send" an email that's not confined to a local server, e.g. GroupWise/Exchange company email. I'm unaware of any way to request an email be recalled, especially if it's already been retrieved by the user.

I'm also a T-bird convert with no regrets.

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:08 pm

I would assume T-bird does not work with an exchange server like outlook does.

That's the reason I use Outlook. I've got an exchange server setup so I can use Outlook Web Access. I need to upgrade to Exchange 2003....it's got a much nicer OWA interface.

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:20 pm

What Josh said...

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:07 am

Outlook 2003 > Thunderbird. I have both on my machine, and T-Bird just can't compete. I will say though, that FireFox totally pwnz0rz IE...even IE 7.0....

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:12 am

Outlook was winning the "fill my inbox with spam, virus', and spyware" race. It did that better than limewire.

I have layers of security on my network and machines to protect me but I get tired of having to click on "blah blah blah has detected...."

I'm sure most of you can understand. For you guys that MUST run outlook I will reccomend a program called Spam Butcher.

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:21 am

I've got another solution.....it's called get rid of the spam and crap on the server level

http://www.vamsoft.com/orf/

Even though I have to pay for the software, and the fact they implemented service agreements (i.e. if you want a new version, you can subscribe to the service agreements, or if the current version is working fine, you can choose not to subscribe, yet if you want a later version down the line, you have to pay full price)....anyway....definitely worth it. I get oodles of spam, and my block ratio is probably around 99% or higher with very few, if any false positives.

wiscon_mark · Post by **wiscon_mark** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:38 pm

Manarius wrote:Outlook 2003 > Thunderbird. I have both on my machine, and T-Bird just can't compete. I will say though, that FireFox totally pwnz0rz IE...even IE 7.0....

You should try firefox 1.5

subawhatsubawho · Post by **subawhatsubawho** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:46 pm

Is that the beta version? If so I am running it on my media server.

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:03 pm

wiscon_mark wrote:
Manarius wrote:Outlook 2003 > Thunderbird. I have both on my machine, and T-Bird just can't compete. I will say though, that FireFox totally pwnz0rz IE...even IE 7.0....
You should try firefox 1.5

Viewing this post right now with it. Tempted to go download 1.6a....

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If you use outlook or outlook express...PLEASE READ!

If you use outlook or outlook express...PLEASE READ!