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Can anyone recommend a good free email client/software.

I had the dreaded blue screen on my PC yesterday and had to reinstall. Unfortunately my usual Live mail software is no longer available so I'm after something similar without any subscription.

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There are several here (second half of the page) https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-email-clients
and here https://zapier.com/blog/best-email-clients-windows/
and here https://clean.email/best-free-email-pro ... windows-10

You need to look at them to see how easy they are to set up and use and if they suit your needs.

I have user Firebird on occasions.

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Thanks David.

Haven’t heard of Firebird before

If I get much more grief with it it’ll be having a flying lesson :)
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A lot of people I know recommend ThunderBird. It had some issues a while back, but they seem to have been resolved.
Personally I just use online email such as gmail or yahoo.

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Thanks Ken.

It’s not so much the software as getting the settings to work, as in getting the bl**dy thing to connect.

I found Live Mail so simple to use and set up but it’s like trying to find hens teeth getting hold of a copy to download.

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Stephen wrote: 19 Apr 2022, 12:59
Thanks Ken.

It’s not so much the software as getting the settings to work, as in getting the bl**dy thing to connect.

I found Live Mail so simple to use and set up but it’s like trying to find hens teeth getting hold of a copy to download.
A PC Doctor will be able to sort that out for you but of course there will be a charge for the service.
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Stephen wrote: 19 Apr 2022, 11:25
Can anyone recommend a good free email client/software.

I had the dreaded blue screen on my PC yesterday and had to reinstall. Unfortunately my usual Live mail software is no longer available so I'm after something similar without any subscription.
I use Sky mainly because they are my internet provider, I assume all ISPs have a similar e-mail facility, but if I switched ISPs regularly then maybe I would choose G mail.
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Have a look at EM Client (free)

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I use a Hotmail address for on line shopping etc and it gets all the spam. I use a Gmail address for friends and family only that gets none.

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Stephen wrote: 19 Apr 2022, 12:59
Thanks Ken.

It’s not so much the software as getting the settings to work, as in getting the bl**dy thing to connect.

I found Live Mail so simple to use and set up but it’s like trying to find hens teeth getting hold of a copy to download.
It can be fiddly, but pick your software and find a 'setup guide' on the net.
That is one of the reasons why I do not use any email client on my PC ... never found a need for one, even for work I just use web based email.


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Gmail works fine.

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Personally I would never use GMail, nor Hotmail, as I do not wish my personal emails and data to be accessible by Google and Microsoft respectively nor to be the target for every hacker on the planet.

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Live Mail back up and running, at last. Took a bit of doing setting it up again but finally cracked it.

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Stephen wrote: 24 Apr 2022, 16:22
Live Mail back up and running, at last. Took a bit of doing setting it up again but finally cracked it.
So, your wife is not only attractive but smart as well :thumbup: :)

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Onelife wrote: 24 Apr 2022, 19:37
Stephen wrote: 24 Apr 2022, 16:22
Live Mail back up and running, at last. Took a bit of doing setting it up again but finally cracked it.
So, your wife is not only attractive but smart as well :thumbup: :)

Which one ;) :D

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