Klarinet Archive - Posting 000454.txt from 1998/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Mac email editors (was: good posting)
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:31:47 -0500

on 12/9/98 8:50 AM, Tony Pay wrote:

>Oh, I know about editor wars, but I didn't say, 'the best', I said 'a
>good one'.
>
>In particular, I was just trying to elicit the name of a freeware email
>editor that will handle quotes elegantly (which is what is often a
>difficulty -- you need to keep some context, but as soon as you try to
>edit the context you get in a mess). If someone knows of one, they
>could tell us.

On the Mac side, there's Eudora Light, which is free, and Claris Emailer
1.14, which Apple gives out free. Both do a nice editing job, and Emailer
has a nicer interface. I use the last commercial version of Emailer,
which has a very nice editor, and great filing capabilities for all those
internet lists!
>
>I don't think it would start a war, here, would it?
>
>> Using the editor that comes bundled with Outlook Express...
>
>Does that do it?

Interestingly enough (in a completely off topic way) the guy who is
developing OE for the Mac is the guy who developed Emailer until Claris
sent most of their software back to direct Apple development/control.

David
(who doesn't want Mark and Tony to have all the fun!)

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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