On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 20:53 -0700, James McKenzie wrote: > On other item, we tend to push the use of native Linux/UNIX > applications. Thunderbird/SeaMonkey, which are native applications can > connect to IMAP/POP3/SMTP mail delivery systems. Don't know about > secure IMAP, but you can always look at the features list. > Two other native apps also deserve a mention: - Evolution is a mail client, and probably one that most Windows escapees would get on with. It can use POP, IMAP and the Novell proprietary protocol to read mail, along with all the usual UNIX methods and mailbox formats. It also provides calendar, todo list and memo facilities. - Pan is a news client and well worth looking at if you use USENET. If you're still stuck in the Google Groups dark ages, try using Pan and USENET instead and the chances are you'll never look back. Martin