Starting with Linux

[Kenny Hitt]

If it's still as hard as it was the last time I talked to you to use
balsa, then I can understand.  Do you still have to open each message in
an editor just to read the text?  Also, did you ever get your balsa
setup to send and receive mail?  The last I heard, you still didn't have
it working.

          Kenny

On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 07:10:06PM -0400, Tom and Esther Ward wrote:
> Simple. I use which ever email client happens to be at hand at the time.
> At this current time I happened to be working in windows so I used Outlook
> Express. I see no urgent need to restart my computer to go in to Linux, work
> on my mail, and then restart back in to Windows to finish some .net projects
> I am working on.
> Contrary to current belief I use both, and it all depends on what I am doing
> and where I am at the time.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: Starting with Linux
> 
> 
> > Hi.  If balsa is so good and accessible with Gnopernicus, then why are
> > you still using Outlook express 6.0 for email?  For me, access to a
> > product means you can use it daily, not just for show.
> >
> >           Kenny
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 24, 2004 at 11:25:17PM -0400, Tom and Esther Ward wrote:
> > > Snip:
> > > "You do not need a GUI in Linux so don't waste the time with Gnome as
> > > your effort to make it work will NOT be rewarded"
> > > Reply:
> > > On the contrary I use gnopernicus for a great many tasks and with Gnome
> 2.6
> > > and Gnopernicus 0.8.4 functionally operating you can use gedit if you
> like a
> > > Windows-like text editor like I do, use file roller to unpack archives,
> > > balsa for sending/recieving email, gnome-cd for playing music cds,
> > > gnome-volume for controling volume, and a handfull of other apps
> including
> > > Openoffice on a daily basis.
> > > Point here, while gnopernicus has a long ways to go there is many things
> it
> > > can be used for on a daily basis.  Weather every end user of the
> software
> > > has the same needs or uses it for those kinds of apps depends on the
> user
> > > and is subjective. However, saying that it can not be used on a daily
> basis
> > > is off base.
> > >
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