Solved Recommendations for simple email program for W7 pro 32 bit & XP pro.

[klxdrt]

Recommendations for simple email program for W7 pro 32 bit & XP pro.

Recommendations for simple email program for W7 pro 32 bit & XP pro.

Hi,

I'm looking for a Simple, like Outlook Express, to run on MY PC's with W7 pro 32 bit & XP pro.
NO interested in chatting, social media, smart phones, etc, etc, no time or interest.
NO interest in any form of web mail, all EMAILS & CONTACTS plus the PROGRAM must reside on my PC's
NO interest in T Bird as my ASP has problem with configuration.
JUST Business emailing of simple txt msg with maybe a PDf or some images attached.

NEED to be able configure it myself using IMAP as below:

Note: Make sure you enter @charter.net after your Charter.net Username or you will be unable to log in.​

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User name:
[email protected]
Password:
The password you use to sign in to your email account
SSL:
This setting should be On for both SMTP and IMAP.
Protocol:
IMAP
Incoming Email Server:
IMAP.charter.net
Port:
143
Outgoing Email Server:
SMTP.charter.net
Port:
25
Web Mail Address:
http://www.charter.net​

If applicable: Log in will be required when sending and receiving mail.

cheers,

klx
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[VistaUltimate]

Something like Outlook Express is Microsoft Outlook,but you have to buy Office to use it.

 

[rvcjew]

Sucks that you can't use T Bird what problems does it bring up with your ASP? You can try Windows live mail. Windows Essentials: Other Programs - Microsoft Windows

 

[klxdrt]

VistaUltimate

Thanks for the quick repy; however Outlook is a little bit of an overkill, like using a Weatherby 460 magnum
to hunt deer, when a 30-30 will do fine.

ISP only supports their web mail program. I'm trying some work arounds & since one of my PC's is running XP pro, Current WLM versions won't work, Even v 2009 won't install.

Since I can upload pix the std way on this forum, I could post the pix I have of TBird if you think you may be able to help. Please let me know.

I'll keep looking for a PC based client as web mail is very inefficent for the work I do.

Maybe you can recommend a simple site I can upload screen shots for linking foruma that require it.

I've already chk'd out these sites and they were somewhat kludgy, Photobucket uploaded a bunch if pix even though I selected only 2 sm screeshots. It took several hr to find the delete link so I could delete very sensitive pix. Emailing them for info was usless. The other 2 were almost as bad. TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting , Photo and image hosting, free photo galleries, photo editing, ImageShack - Best place for all of your image hosting and image sharing needs
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And have some home baked cookies for your kindness.

 

[rvcjew]

You can post he pic of T bird if you want. it should work if you set it up with the settings that you posted above if that is what charter is wanting to connect to their servers.

EDIT: odd that Windows essentials wont install I just installed it for someone yesterday for mail.

 

[klxdrt]

rvcjew,

Thanks for the quick reply. I am going to reinstall TB and take screen shots of every step so I can show exactly what is going on. That will take a day or two because of I'm piccking up a lapto that may come in today?

Get back soon.

 

[rvcjew]

rvcjew,

Thanks for the quick reply. I am going to reinstall TB and take screen shots of every step so I can show exactly what is going on. That will take a day or two because of I'm piccking up a lapto that may come in today?

Get back soon.

okay I can wait

 

[klxdrt]

rvcjew

I got it working. Thanks for your help.

 

[rvcjew]

rvcjew

I got it working. Thanks for your help.

You got T Bird to work with those settings on your Opening Post?

Glad to hear you got it working.

 

[RolandJS]

I was going to suggest Pagasus, however, it is not EZ to set up.

 

[klxdrt]

Yes, same specs. Have been w/Charter since 1980 [before they were Charter] and at that time I ran coax & phone jacks to every room in my house. "I was not going to let the future of business pass me by."

Over the yrs I've had many problems with Charter svcs, esp email.

I installed TB on a 2nd pc I use for troubleshooting. A custom laptop is on the way and wanted to make sure everything was a ok before installing on my other pc & the laptop.

This install went fine, so go figure??
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[roban]

TB is deprecated. It's no longer supported.

 

[klxdrt]

RolandJS

Thanks for the info but I don't quite understand. Not supported by who?

Could you be a little more descriptive about TB as it comes highly recommended by many sources?
I have and did install the latest version on an XP Pro PC and it's working fine.

Please advise as I'm not a techie, but an experienced busness user.

 

[stve]

Recommendations for simple email program for W7 pro 32 bit & XP pro.

Hi,

I'm looking for a Simple, like Outlook Express, to run on MY PC's with W7 pro 32 bit & XP pro.
NO interested in chatting, social media, smart phones, etc, etc, no time or interest.
NO interest in any form of web mail, all EMAILS & CONTACTS plus the PROGRAM must reside on my PC's
NO interest in T Bird as my ASP has problem with configuration.
JUST Business emailing of simple txt msg with maybe a PDf or some images attached.

NEED to be able configure it myself using IMAP as below:

Note: Make sure you enter @charter.net after your Charter.net Username or you will be unable to log in.​

​

​

User name:
[email protected]
Password:
The password you use to sign in to your email account
SSL:
This setting should be On for both SMTP and IMAP.
Protocol:
IMAP
Incoming Email Server:
IMAP.charter.net
Port:
143
Outgoing Email Server:
SMTP.charter.net
Port:
25
Web Mail Address:
http://www.charter.net​

If applicable: Log in will be required when sending and receiving mail.

cheers,

klx
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SSL is outdated

SSL 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0[edit]
Netscape developed the original SSL protocols.[9] Version 1.0 was never publicly released because of serious security flaws in the protocol; version 2.0, released in February 1995, "contained a number of security flaws which ultimately led to the design of SSL version 3.0".[10] SSL version 3.0, released in 1996, represented a complete redesign of the protocol, produced by Paul Kocher working with Netscape engineers Phil Karlton and Alan Freier. Newer versions of SSL/TLS are based on SSL 3.0. The 1996 draft of SSL 3.0 was published by IETF as a historical document in RFC 6101.

Dr. Taher Elgamal, chief scientist at Netscape Communications from 1995 to 1998, is recognized as the "father of SSL".[11][12]

As of 2014 the 3.0 version of SSL is considered insecure as it is vulnerable to the POODLE attack that affects all block ciphers in SSL; and RC4, the only non-block cipher supported by SSL 3.0, is also feasibly broken as used in SSL 3.0.[13]

TLS 1.0[edit]
TLS 1.0 was first defined in RFC 2246 in January 1999 as an upgrade of SSL Version 3.0. As stated in the RFC, "the differences between this protocol and SSL 3.0 are not dramatic, but they are significant enough to preclude interoperability between TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0". TLS 1.0 does include a means by which a TLS implementation can downgrade the connection to SSL 3.0, thus weakening security.[14]:1–2

Opera Mail is very good but does use TLS
Download Opera Mail - Opera Software
Opera Mail Basics Tutorial
Opera Mail has a great installer which lets you install it as a portable folder
If you choose options & in the next screen change the install path ( make sure you install it to a folder ) this enables further options Install for choose Stand Alone USB .
Don't like it just delete the folder & its gone.

 

[klxdrt]

Thanks for your suggestion, however I'm looking for simple as I have no IT guy and am not a techie, just a retired Business Information professional.

Some one just suggested Pegasus, and Im looking at that also. I've invested too much time on this email situation already.
All I'm looking for is very powerful one like the one I've been using for ove 25 yr with no hickups, problems like the orig OUTLOOK EXPRESS. Not looking for bells, whistles, etc.

When I hunt deer, I use an pre 64 Win 30-30 not a Barrett .50 or a CheyTec .406, etc. Get a nice PA buck every season.

 

[klxdrt]

Thnals for all your help, TB working now.

This is the only way I could find [searched site] to thank everyone who helped me solve the TB setup problem.

Got it working on my XP Pro machine so it shold be no problem w W7 Pro.