Email Clients:

There are several options for email clients to manage users reading and sending of email.

Any or all of these can be used by the same user at the same time.

Some options follow:

• Microsoft Outlook 2003:
• Advantages:
• This is the way most users will be accessing their email and this is most compatible.
• This supports advanced features like Calendars and Tasks
• This allows access to the Global Address List
• Disadvantages:
• Seems more prone to spyware and viruses
• Available only on Microsoft Windows Computers
• Local folders not accessible on other computers
• Proprietary
• To field does not work right
• Crashes a lot
• Hard to Configure (Exchange vs. IMAP)
• Exchange Web Client: ( https://grays.cudenver.edu/exchange )
• Advantages
• Available from any web browser
• This supports advanced features like Calendars and Tasks
• This allows access to the Global Address List
• Disadvantages
• Local folders not accessible
• To field not displayable
• Not configurable
• Thunderbird (latest Mozilla email client)
• Advantages
• Both Windows and Linux versions available
• Free to download and install
• Open source
• Stable
• Interoperable
• Fast
• Disadvantages
• May not work exactly like Outlook
• Lacks Compatibility with Outlook Calendar & Tasks
• Lacks access to Global Address Book (LDAP may cure this)
• Pine
• Advantages
• Lightweight text based
• fastest on slow connection
• Legacy
• Familiar
• Disadvantages
• Lacks Graphics support
• Fails to Display some email formats correctly
• Cumbersome.
• Requires high level of user understanding and expertise
• Difficult to configure and setup correctly