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- From: atkinson@itd.nrl.navy.mil (Randall Atkinson)
- Subject: Re: Z-mail: is it any good?
- Message-ID: <C1AAw6.JDx@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
- Keywords: Z-mail
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- Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, DC
- References: <Jan.22.16.45.24.1993.25448@pilot.njin.net>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 02:00:06 GMT
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- In article <Jan.22.16.45.24.1993.25448@pilot.njin.net> giacobbe@pilot.njin.net (Jeff Giacobbe) writes:
- >Is anyone out there using Z-mail in an environment of Suns, Vaxen, and
- >tty terminals?
-
- I use it on HPUX and like it a whole lot.
-
- >1) Our department contains a mix of the above hardware, in addition to
- >terminal emulation software on Mac and PC's (when users dial in from
- >home).
-
- I understand the Macintosh, DOS, and Windows ports of Zmail are planned.
- It works well on Suns -- better than mailtool. I use it in line mode
- when logged in from home with my vt220 and that also works fine.
-
- >2) It's hard to get folks to use a full-featured GUI point-and-click
- >mailer on their workstations (e.g. Sun's Mailtool) and then have them
- >switch gears (and mailers) when they dial in from home on a text-based
- >terminal.
-
- If they only have a tty at home then they won't get GUI features, but
- zmail is the same except for GUI when used with my vt220 from home.
-
- >3) Both UnixWorld and the Sun Observer think Z-mail is the best thing
- >since the Smart Clapper(tm).
-
- It is pretty darned good. When they fully implement 100% MIME
- compliant Zmail (reportedly under way now), it will be even better.
-
- >So, will Z-mail really live up to all it's promises of
- >interoperability and portablitily among GUI's and terminal types?
-
- I think Zmail is a good multiplatform choice.
-
- I have no connection with the Zmail folks other than as a satisfied
- customer.
-
-