John Doue wrote: > Roger Fink wrote: >> RF wrote: >>> Hiya SeaMonkies :-) >>> >>> I have used TBird for many years and in that time for numerous >>> reasons I had to transfer the user data to the new installation and >>> it was the ultimate pain. >>> >>> Now I am looking for something that is far less bloated, and still >>> secure and simple. Simple enough to be able to transfer all the user >>> data to a new installation of the program in less than about an >>> hour. >>> >>> I'm told it is a combination of a browser and email reader. One >>> thing >>> I absolutely require is emails in my computer - not on the ISPs >>> websites with all of their crap ads. >>> >>> TIA >> >> If you are the kind of user who gets into irreversible trouble with a >> dedicated email application (and you've answered that question in >> your posts on the Tbird board), IMO you really don't want to install >> a single program that functions as three different applications, >> because getting into trouble with a multi-purpose application means >> uninstalling everything, at least in the absence of being able to >> fix it. >> >> > Although I am a big fan of Seamonkey in its present versions, I second > Roger's answer to you. > > Being able to fix minor problems - and you will get lots of help here > - > is critical. Believe me, transferring TB from one machine to the other > is very simple, provided you take the time to gather information and > carefully use it. > > Transferring Seamonkey data to another machine requires basically the > same steps, so if you think Seamonkey will solve the problems you > encountered, think again. > > The strong point of SM is combining a browser and an email program > into > one, as Netscape and Mozilla Suite did. Some prefer this approach, > some don't. > > The latest version of SM (1.1.16) is for me ideal: it combines the > ease > of use of TB and the (relative) simplicity of FF2 which I prefer by > fare > to FF3's.
You can actually replicate the integrated feel of the SeaMonkey suite to a significant degree merely by installing minimize-to-tray for the two applications TB & FF, and a common theme such as Mostly Crystal. So if you get into trouble with either one, well then what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas. I actually go to the extreme of using a separate newsreader program to REALLY keep my mistakes compartmentalized, but I believe under the rules of posting here, I'm not allowed to mention what it is. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
