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[Scott Kitterman]

I absolutely agree with this.  The first responder's advice was not, in my opinion, very appropriate to the situation.

Scott K

 ..... Original Message .......
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:46:00 -0600 "Michael D. Stemle, Jr." <manchicken at notsosoft.net> wrote:
>Okay, the actual answer to the question is that kontact does use kmail for its 
>mail interface.  I haven't seen these mysterious problems with kmail and 
>other systems.  I use kontact with 4 different mail providers flawlessly.  It 
>works fine, and it is a pretty darn good program.  If you have any specific 
>questions on how to set it up, please respond with your questions and I'll be 
>more than happy to answer as best I can.
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>Kontact/kmail are well integrated with the konqueror web browser, korganizer 
>(calendar, todo list), as well as contact management, notes, and akregator 
>the RSS feed manager.  It also supports news groups and journal entries.  It 
>also has Exchange (Open and otherwise) plugins that work quite well (I've 
>used it with both types).
>
>I would recommend sticking with kontact/kmail.  It isn't going to be 
>everybody's favorite, but it is the standard KDE/Kubuntu mail client, it's 
>functional, and it's pretty easy for new users to get into.  And it is my 
>favorite.
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>On Monday 12 February 2007 17:55:12 anthony baldwin wrote:
>> Frank Arnold wrote:
>> >If you have Evolution Mail, or can install it, I would recommend you use
>> >it. I have had problems with Kmail on some systems. After opening
>> >evolution, go to Edit then Preferences and enter your mail settings. If
>> >you are not sure what those settings are you should ask
>> >your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
>> >Frank Arnold
>>
>> Personally, I recommend the Mozilla Suite (or Seamonkey) which has a
>> browser and integrated e-mail program,
>> plus other goodies.
>> Of course, there´s also Firefox and Thunderbird, which, to my knowledge,
>> are installed by default.
>> Ah, Choices!  The beauty  of Freedom!
>>
>> tony
>>
>> >On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 17:15 -0600, candcruth wrote:
>> >>is there help out there for someone who knows nothing
>> >>about kubuntu. i have used windows. i have loaded kubuntu 606lts on
>> >>another computer. my son-in-law loaded
>> >>it for me. i have managed to get on internst, but cannot
>> >>get e-mail to work. i seem to have k-mail and kontact
>> >>are they the same.
>> >>thanks fredupwithmircosoft
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