[vox-tech] linux machine for grandma

[Matt Holland]

You might try Firebird (formerly Phoenix) as the web browser and 
Thunderbird as the mail client.  If you're not familiar with these, 
they are the browser and mail components of Mozilla, but I think the 
GUIs are lighter, so performance is snappier.  Both are development 
versions, but they benefit from all of the development on Mozilla over 
the past several years.

Matt

On Monday, January 12, 2004, at 08:57  PM, Dave Margolis wrote:

> well, 'lacking' is really the wrong word.  with all the thread support 
> and
> some of the other neater features, it didn't originally seem to fit my
> e-mail-for-dummies requirements.  i've been going back and forth 
> between
> them today.  the interfaces are very similar (and kmail has more 
> options
> as far as how you lay the interface out, but i think i'll stick with
> 'classic' either way).  kmail fires up quite a bit quicker...
>
> i don't suppose she'll ever find the higher end features since she 
> won't
> go looking for them.  i just felt my ability to 'support' mozilla mail 
> (being
> that's what i use) would be easier.
>
> i'll run my wife through a which one of these seems easier to use test.
> any other mail client suggestions?  what about primary browser?  it's
> basically the same: mozilla vs. konquerer.
>
>
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Rod Roark wrote:
>
>> On Monday 12 January 2004 07:22 pm, Dave Margolis wrote:
>> ...
>>> I looked at KMail, but I
>>> find it lacking compared to Mozilla mail....
>>
>> How so?
>>
>> -- Rod
>>
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Matt Holland
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University of California
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