[sylpheed:31209] Re: Interested user questions

Jeffrey Needle jeff.needle at gmail.com
Sun Apr 29 10:12:23 JST 2007


Thanks for the info.  It's the delay that bothers me so much.  None of
my other programs I've tried has this delay.  Are they working to
improve this?  I like sylpheed, I like that it's portable, and very
easy to use.

Thanks.

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:09:25 -0500
Gene Goldenfeld <genegold at highstream.net> wrote:

> It helps to mention the version you are using, so you can get the
> appropriate information. In any event, Win32 Sylpheed handles
> newsgroups well enough, just with a 1-2 second loading delay. 
> 
> As for installing 2.4.0 over 2.3.x, I always play it safe by backing
> up both Sylpheed directories, but have not had any problem installing
> on top.
> 
> Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:53:24 -0400
> >"malkajef" <malkajef at orthohelp.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I am playing around with Sylpheed and wanted to ask a few questions
> >> that were not in the FAQ.
> >> 
> >> 1. Sylpheed cannot send HTML mail - which is fine with me.  But ca
> >> it view HTML mail sent to me?  If yes, when I reply to such
> >> messages will it send the reply as HTML or only text?
> >> 
> >> 2. I am not sure from the manual whether Sylpheed can import
> >> messages and settings from Outlook Express 6 (latest version).  Can
> >> it?
> >> 
> >> 3. I am assuming S can handle both email and newsgroups.  Correct?
> >> 
> >> 4. How does it compare with Thunderbird for email and 40tude Dialog
> >> for newsgroups? Strong points vs. weak points.
> >> 


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