Re: what email client software is best?

Hi Steve,

This doesn't seem particularly Midrange related, but I also use OE (version
5.5) and:

1. OE does allow multiple identities, each with their own address book and a
shared address book. Perhaps you could use that.

2. I can delete address book entries (highlight the entry and press the
Delete key on the keyboard, or right-click on the entry and select the
Delete option). It may be that entries you delete are automatically being
re-added when you receive an email from the person -- check your options
(Tools, Options menu).

3. I use the Signature support for signatures -- not quite the same as a
template, but for inserting your name and stuff it works fine.

4. Seems like you ought to be able to use MS Word to do the merge, but I
don't see anything in the 97 version to do it. Maybe Office 2000.

HTH,
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax




----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Richter
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 12:15 PM
Subject: what email client software is best?


I use outlook express, win98 for emailing. ( dsl line to a local isp )

It is ok, but I would like the following features:

1. multiple address books. Ex. 1 for as400, another for personnel.
2. Be able to delete from the address book ( must be doing something wrong,
but I cant delete an entry   from my outlook express addr book )
3. template support. When I start a new msg, I want to click an option to
insert pre typed text containing say my name and title at the bottom of the
msg.
4. Merge selected address book entries and a template msg to create and send
a customized msg to each address book entry. Ex: "dear &1. pls join me in a
banging your head against the wall exercise by asking ibm to continue
support for client access/dos. send an email msg to the addr of this empty
hole at as400 headquarters, xxxxxxx."
I have outlook, un express, but have not loaded it. Does it have these
features?


thanks,
Steve Richter
as400, windows c++ contract programmer
new york, new jersey.

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---