Comments on: Kontact: A Review http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/ Tutorials and Reviews Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:31:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Kontact, most under-rated e-mail application gets a review. | Fit Living Guide http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-9856 Kontact, most under-rated e-mail application gets a review. | Fit Living Guide Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:36:56 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-9856 [...] e-mail realm as well. Introducing Kontact, KDE’s Personal Information Management. Outlook beware.read more | digg story Filed under Blog by [...] [...] e-mail realm as well. Introducing Kontact, KDE’s Personal Information Management. Outlook beware.read more | digg story Filed under Blog by [...]

]]> By: User Review: Kontact - get organized! « alll about linux http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-8819 User Review: Kontact - get organized! « alll about linux Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:54:02 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-8819 [...] Complete Review [...] [...] Complete Review [...]

]]> By: Scott K http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-3555 Scott K Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:57:46 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-3555 One other point you don't mention that is in Kmail's favor is its support for the maildir format. Putting each message in its own file instead of one big file, or series of big files (as you must for Outlook, Thunderbird, and Evolution) has performance, reliability, scalability, and usability advantages. One other point you don’t mention that is in Kmail’s favor is its support for the maildir format. Putting each message in its own file instead of one big file, or series of big files (as you must for Outlook, Thunderbird, and Evolution) has performance, reliability, scalability, and usability advantages.

]]> By: Peter http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-1587 Peter Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:40:53 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-1587 Brilliant Website. Please take a look at my website. Let me know what you think. Maybe you will link to it...Thank You. Brilliant Website. Please take a look at my website. Let me know what you think.
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]]> By: John de Hoog http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-254 John de Hoog Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:20:50 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-254 Analyst wrote: "If Kmail does not offer the ability to delay the sending of messages. It is not worth a dime, just like Thunderbird." Kmail in its latest version, at least, does have a "send later" option, both on a one-shot basis and as a default option. Analyst wrote: “If Kmail does not offer the ability to delay the sending of messages. It is not worth a dime, just like Thunderbird.”

Kmail in its latest version, at least, does have a “send later” option, both on a one-shot basis and as a default option.

]]> By: EveryDigg » Blog Archive » Kontact, most under-rated e-mail application gets a review. http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-239 EveryDigg » Blog Archive » Kontact, most under-rated e-mail application gets a review. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:24:08 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-239 [...] Applications is what will bring people to *nix. It already has stability and security. But what we need is functionality other OSes cannot provide. Firefox and Amarok aren ’t the only apps to wow people with. The FOSS world looks to be succeeding in the e-mail realm as well. Introducing Kontact, KDE’s Personal Information Management. Outlook beware.read more | digg story Links [...] [...] Applications is what will bring people to *nix. It already has stability and security. But what we need is functionality other OSes cannot provide. Firefox and Amarok aren ’t the only apps to wow people with. The FOSS world looks to be succeeding in the e-mail realm as well. Introducing Kontact, KDE’s Personal Information Management. Outlook beware.read more | digg story Links [...]

]]> By: Analyst http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-238 Analyst Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:50:49 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-238 If Kmail does not offer the ability to delay the sending of messages. It is not worth a dime, just like Thunderbird. If Kmail does not offer the ability to delay the sending of messages. It is not worth a dime, just like Thunderbird.

]]> By: User Review: Kontact - get organized! « Linux and Open Source Blog http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-236 User Review: Kontact - get organized! « Linux and Open Source Blog Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:52:32 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-236 [...] Complete Review [...] [...] Complete Review [...]

]]> By: E@zyVG http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-235 E@zyVG Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:41:31 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-235 Kontact has been my long time favourite, especially the KMail part of the PIM application. I would love to use KOrganizer and KAddressBook as much as I use KMail, but still had no time to setup my current iPaq 6510 phone to sync with Kontact, same as with my older iPaqs (except older Palm T). As a recommended list of add-ons for KMail, my long time favourites again have been spamassasin (anti-spam) and clam (anti-virus). Regarding memory usage, I think I don not agree with you. As per my knowledge the memory usage are roughly same, compared to Evolution and Thunderbird. I use Evolution @office, and on older PC than that I have at home, and it works fine. Though again I find Kontact as better PIM. BTW, here is a big question (and probably stupid one): HOW can I compose e-mail in HTML format by default in KMail (like in Evolution). I prefer to send and receive e-mails in HTML rather than plain text. Can someone guide me on this issue. On whole, a good and descent review ... kudos :) Kontact has been my long time favourite, especially the KMail part of the PIM application. I would love to use KOrganizer and KAddressBook as much as I use KMail, but still had no time to setup my current iPaq 6510 phone to sync with Kontact, same as with my older iPaqs (except older Palm T).

As a recommended list of add-ons for KMail, my long time favourites again have been spamassasin (anti-spam) and clam (anti-virus).

Regarding memory usage, I think I don not agree with you. As per my knowledge the memory usage are roughly same, compared to Evolution and Thunderbird. I use Evolution @office, and on older PC than that I have at home, and it works fine. Though again I find Kontact as better PIM.

BTW, here is a big question (and probably stupid one):

HOW can I compose e-mail in HTML format by default in KMail (like in Evolution). I prefer to send and receive e-mails in HTML rather than plain text. Can someone guide me on this issue.

On whole, a good and descent review … kudos :)

]]> By: R1chard http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-234 R1chard Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:38:37 +0000 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/kontact-a-review/#comment-234 I use Kontact all the time. It's OK, and if KDE is your desktop, Kontact is worth considering as your email client if you want more than just email. "...you can turn on Automatic PGP and GnuPG encryption as well." - have you actually done that? Tell me how, in a short paragraph... To-do lists are a bit suspect... as are the multiple reminders in a single window - what if i want to acknowlege some of those in different ways. Sometimes I seem to be not reminded of things. Stickie notes are integrated, but somehow it's hard to actual find the damed things on your desktop. The news reader (KNode) cannot reassemble file contents where the contents span many posts. The Kalendar is nice. But it's fugly when trying to use it as a groupware app, even when compared with Outlook sans Exchange. Each version gets better, albeit bigger, more complex, and occasionally less stable for a release or three. I use Kontact all the time. It’s OK, and if KDE is your desktop, Kontact is worth considering as your email client if you want more than just email.

“…you can turn on Automatic PGP and GnuPG encryption as well.” - have you actually done that? Tell me how, in a short paragraph…

To-do lists are a bit suspect… as are the multiple reminders in a single window - what if i want to acknowlege some of those in different ways. Sometimes I seem to be not reminded of things.

Stickie notes are integrated, but somehow it’s hard to actual find the damed things on your desktop.

The news reader (KNode) cannot reassemble file contents where the contents span many posts.

The Kalendar is nice. But it’s fugly when trying to use it as a groupware app, even when compared with Outlook sans Exchange.

Each version gets better, albeit bigger, more complex, and occasionally less stable for a release or three.

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