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superboyac:
Ah, Eudora.  I remember those days.  I think it was my first email client.  Then I moved to pegasus.  Then The Bat!  Eudora was always pretty good.

cyberdiva:
Thanks very much, Steven, for your helpful response re Eudora 7.1.  If you learn anything about Windows 7 problems or anything else you think I should know, I'd be most grateful if you'd post it here.  In the meantime, I think I'll give it a try on my XP desktop and see what it's like.

invenit:
Eudora was always pretty good.
--- End quote ---

Not perfect, but the new beta is still pretty good.  8)

Very minor stuff still needs attention though: the Eudora beta forgets that it's supposed to always start in the inbox (e.g., if you close after perusing a different email folder once, Eudora beta remembers to start in that folder for the next few startups). No show stoppers though.

SKA:
Cyberdiva:
Below report by Brana(maker of excellent addons for Eudora 6/7 - http://e-gadgets.freehostia.com/plugins.htm):

" Win7 (x64) works fine with Eudora 7.1.0.9 and these 2 tweaks:

1. if monitor is connected via VGA cable (analog):
    for crisp fonts - change system font "effects" from "Clear Type" to "Standard"
2. for common controls & registry compatibility:
    eudora shortcut -> properties -> compatibility -> Windows XP (SP3)  "

more on compatibility mode:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-compatibility-mode/
http://windows.about.com/od/windowsosversions/ss/program_compatibility_mode.htm

As x64 works ,guess x86 (32-bit) Win7 will also work fine.

NOTE: MUST install Eudora outside Program Files location, most folks use C:\Eudora (or D:\Eudora). OR create an alternate Program Files (eg: Program Files Alt) and install Eudora there.

SKA

cyberdiva:
Thanks very much, SKA.  I appreciate the information.  However, after trying Eudora 7 yesterday on my WinXP desktop, I decided late last night that it wasn't what I was looking for.  It takes the same ultra cautious approach to graphics that Mulberry does.  While I like that as my default approach, there are also times when I want to be able to see the graphics in a message and am confident I can trust the sender.  With Mulberry and Eudora 7, I have to open my browser to see them.  With many other programs, I can have graphics turned off by default but click "Show graphics this time" or "Always show graphics from this sender" and have the message appear the way the sender intended.  Since Eudora 7 won't do that for me, I decided not to consider it further, and I've now removed it from my computer.

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