Which should i use WLM Outlook or thunderbird

[Mitch656]

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

 

[CarlTR6]

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.

 

[osholt]

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.

 

[CarlTR6]

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?

 

[Wishmaster]

It really is personal preference.

My choice would be Windows Live Mail.

 

[BugMeister]

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..

 

[CarlTR6]

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.

 

[osholt]

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.

 

[CarlTR6]

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.

 

[willfick]

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

 

[CarlTR6]

Glad to hear you are settled in.

 

[Mitch656]

Its for using my Hotmail account by the way

 

[CarlTR6]

I download my Hotmail account with Outlook and Outlook synchronizes very well. I'm able to mange the Hotmail account easily with logging into it.

 

[jimbo45]

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..

If you use Office 2007 then that's my choice as well - integration is very good.. It's also fine offline as well.

Using IMAP you can easily keep folders in sync if you use more than one computer.

I don't really like webmail based solutions - but that's a personal choice.

cheers
jimbo

 

[rcdavis]

I just came across this forum and found this thread to be very interesting, and Timely! I have changed to Windows 7 on my new laptop, and have to give up my beloved Outlook Express. An MVP instructor told me it was his favorite email client about 12 years ago, and I have been using it since.

Regarding Live Mail, it is intrigueing because it is built in, easy to move to at first. BUT....

How do you put up with the lack of folders?

With Outlook Express, it seems like you can see about 2-3 times more messages on a page than Live Mail. It seemed like mail would just disappear for all practical purposes after just a few days. Of course, I have no expertise in configuring it, and just went with the defaults. I have to use another computer just for email. I've had enough of that.

Do you have problems in not having folders, and having to wade through a huge long list of emails?

I was afraid that I just would have too much trouble retrieving emails that were several weeks old, or even finding important emails in the last few weeks.

I would greatly appreciate how you handle these issues in Live Mail. With no folders and a limited page view, it seems a little scary to switch to.

The owner of a power notebook company made a comment that all the geeky people he knew used Thunderbird, but with all the problems I hear about migrating to Thunderbird on Windows 7, I may be less geek and more chump.

I have gotten so sick and tired of Microsoft's activation notices that require me to dig up disks that I am ready to try Open Office. I have several personal desktops and laptops for the wife and I that are semi retired and used for mostly for network backups, and I have one laptop that is used 12+ hours or so per day. Springing for multiple copies of Office just to get emal and Word when convenient seems like a waste of money. If Microsoft would sell a 5 seat licenses for Outlook and Word for home use for $150, it would make some sense. I will see how Open Office works. Bye bye looking for disks and serial numbers.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

Richard

 

[CarlTR6]

I have no experience with Live Mail; so I can't comment one way or the other on it. I do not like web based email, though I do use it when traveling. If I were using Open Office, I would use Thunderbird as my email client. Just my opinion.