"N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:08:53 -0500, Liviu wrote:
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>> "N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:26:00 -0700, Maffysdad wrote:
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>>>> Now we find that half the features we've got used to aren't there,
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> I have used them. They aren't such a deal breaker. Didn't mean to imply they were literally a deal breaker. Just an example
of a simple useful facility "rationalized" away.
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>> I use 3 separate identitites in OE for work mail, personal mail,
>> usenet. That makes managing and backups easier, also is perfectly
>> secure for me. And, thank you, I don't need 3 different logon
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>> for something as basic as that.
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> The way Windows Live Mail works is to have each POP3 account as a
> separate entity. You don't need identities in that layout. You would
> set up your "Personal" POP3 account, and your "Work" POP3 account. My 3 OE identities have between 2 and 5 accounts each. Also, the OE
address books are per-identity (with a wab /all option only when
needed). I don't see how that maps directly into the WLM paradigm. Does
that make WLM unusable? No. Does it take away an existing feature while
providing no equivalent (or better) functionality? Yes.
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>>> BTW, Windows 3.1 was not an operating system, nor was it network
>>> capable. It was a GUI application installed over MS DOS
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>> Technically true, but then none of the 9x/me windows was an OS.
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> Windows 9x/Me came with an operating system included, Windows 3.1 did
> not. That's largely a matter of packaging. Win9x could still be manually set
up on top of an existing DOS. And Win3x did come preinstalled with some
new computers, too. But we digress, and I'll stop nitpicking ;-)