From: jfelder@lerc.nasa.gov (James L. Felder)
Subject: Re: ** SELECTING MAIL PROGRAMS?? **
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Sverdrup Technology, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:54:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov4.191905.14905@newsgate.sps.mot.com>,
gregf@shaman.sps.mot.com (Greg Ferguson) wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Oct30.010649.2190@asi.com> jrab@asi.com (Job Rabinowitz)  
> writes:
> >We are evaluating mail programs that allow Macs and UNIX workstations 
> >to talk with each other.
> >
> >We're looking at QuickMail, CC:Mail (from Lotus), and Microsoft Mail.
> >We have a mixture of Sys 6.x and Sys 7.x on the Mac LAN.  We're using
> >a GatorBox gateway between UNIX and Macland. Any comments (pro, con, 
> >otherwise)?
> >
> >We need to have (beyond UNIX<->Mac connections), good remote access 
> >for PowerBooks and Macs, good startup speed, runs reasonably well 
> >on an SE/30 5/105, and good integration with Word and Excel (ie.
> >not a real pain to attach Word/Excel docs). My users aren't Mac or
> >computer wizards and don't want to be, so the mailer has to be reasonably
> >intuitive.  It'd also be nice if it's robust and doesn't cost a fortune! ;-)
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >-Job-
> 
> Be sure to look at Eudora. By installing a pop server ("popper") on a unix  
> machines, the Macs can easily receive mail from each other or the Unix boxes.  
> It allows attachments using BinHex4.0. You can set up dial-up connections,  
> (but I've not tried that).
> 
> The interface isn't as snazzy as CC:Mail or QuickMail, but it is easy to use  
> and better yet, works very well, and best of all, is free.
> 
> You can find it on SUMEX-AIM or from Qualcomm's server at ftp.qualcomm.com
> 

I would like to second Greg's endorsement of Eudora.  Eudora uses SMTP mail
protocols, so e-mail with the unix boxes on your net is seemless.  If you
can set up a SLIP server (probably on the same machine that you use as the
POP server for Eudora) and then run SLIP connections from your mobile
Mac's, then Eudora can be used on these machines as well.  Eudora supports
queueing of messages, so a powerbook user could generate several e-mail
messages, dial into the server and send all the queued messages as a block.
 The best thing about Eudora is that it run in only 300-400k partition, so
you can afford to have it running in the background all the time.  I like
small efficient code (here that Microsloth).

If you must also exchange mail with groups using one of the commercial, I
have been successful in exchanging mail with commercial mail packages like
Quickmail and cc:mail, provided the commercial program's mail server is
running a SMTP gateway.  Quickmail for example will automatically deBinhex
attachments and convert them to QM attachemnts (what ever that is).  The QM
user doesn't know it didn't come from the guy down the hall. 

Comming the other way is just a simple.  The QM user uses an internet style
address in addressing the message.  The gateway knows to put it out the
SMTP gateway.  The gatway uuencodes any attachments.  The latest version of
Eudora (1.3b6) has a uudecoder built-in.

Popper is also a free program.  I think you can get it from the University
of Minnisota on boombox. 
> ================================================================

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