Re: Thunderbird

[Rick DuVall <R_C_DUVALL@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Tom,

      The only issue I have ever had with Thunderbird is the lack of
      an export function. there is no way, if you decide to change, to
      export your mail or settings. That doesn't enage my comfort
      level appropriately... ;-)

Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 2:49:07 PM, you wrote:

> Mike wrote:
> > Okay you Thuderbird advocates, how does it perform with a large number of
> > IMAP items (like from Gmail) after a couple months on more than one account?
> > I have been using Outlook, but the performance is starting to go downhill. I
> > am guessing the number of cached items has something to do with that (and
> > apparently, you can't clear it).

> Is there any reason you can't simply install it and try it? Only 
> thing I can think of that might be a problem is assigning a default 
> mail program. Otherwise, you should be able to run both side by side 
> to see which works best for you. ...At least, it seems that way to me.

> I've had very few issues with Thunderbird. I have folders with 
> thousands of items in this particular account with no performance 
> drags. IBM laptop right now, 900Mhz, 500KB, 20GB drive with 5.55GB 
> free. On my desktop at home, much bigger/faster, there are zero issues.

> Tom Liotta

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