Which should i use WLM Outlook or thunderbird

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  1. Posts : 722
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #1

    Which should i use WLM Outlook or thunderbird


    Which email clinet should i use?

    Windows Live Mail?
    Outlook 2007?
    Mozzilla Thunderbird 3

    Or should i just stick to accessing emails on the web.

    Which is easier?

    Its for using my Hotmail account by the way
    Last edited by Mitch656; 13 Mar 2010 at 16:51.
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  2. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #2

    It is a matter of personal preference. I prefer to work with emails on my computer rather than on the web. Working with an email client on my computer is faster. I use Outlook 2007; but I have nothing against Thunderbird. So that, too, is a matter of preference.
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  3. Posts : 1,241
    Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
       #3

    Personally I would always go for a desktop mail client rather than webmail purely for the reason of ease of management as well as being notified in more or less real time when you receive a message (as long as the client is open) compared to most webmail services where manual refreshes are required.

    Personally I use Windows Live Mail over Thunderbird and Outlook. For ease of use I would never use Outlook (last time I used Outlook was when I got my first computer running XP and I hated every second of it). Thunderbird is probably on par with Live Mail but I prefer Live Mail purely for its appearance.

    The choice is yours.
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  4. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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    osholt said:
    For ease of use I would never use Outlook (last time I used Outlook was when I got my first computer running XP and I hated every second of it). Thunderbird is probably on par with Live Mail but I prefer Live Mail purely for its appearance.

    The choice is yours.
    Did you use Outlook or Outlook Express?
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  5. Posts : 4,517
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #5

    It really is personal preference.

    My choice would be Windows Live Mail.
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  6. Posts : 3,822
    Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
       #6

    If you have all three, the best choice would be Outlook 2007

    sure - that's just my opinion, but it has all the integration with Office that you'd expect and is very versatile..
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  7. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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    BugMeister said:
    If you have all three, the best choice would be Outlook 2007

    sure - that's just my opinion, but it has all the integration with Office that you'd expect and is very versatile..
    I concur.
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  8. Posts : 1,241
    Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
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    CarlTR6 said:
    osholt said:
    For ease of use I would never use Outlook (last time I used Outlook was when I got my first computer running XP and I hated every second of it). Thunderbird is probably on par with Live Mail but I prefer Live Mail purely for its appearance.

    The choice is yours.
    Did you use Outlook or Outlook Express?
    I used both for a short period of time; I disliked them both. I have also more recently compared Outlook 2007 to Windows Live Mail to see which I prefer, Live Mail comes out top every time. All my coworkers agree with me on this.
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  9. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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    It's definitely a matter of personal preference. I never cared much for Outlook Express. I use Office extensively and Outlook just works well for me since it is part of Office. Outlook is very versatile and I easily manage five different email accounts with it using folders.
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  10. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) (build 7600)
       #10

    I haven't been able to get Thunderbird 3.03 to work on my new computer, with Win 7.
    After a couple of lengthy sessions with stupid Hughesnet I've given up and gone with Live Mail. That took a couple of more rounds with the other-timezone-guys, but I've settled into it now, and while I liked the earlier T-bird better I think Live is at least as easy to use as 3.03. ('Specially since 3.03 didn't work at all.)
    Now I've got to start a thread on how do I move my contacts.
    Wm
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