Hi Tom,

Thunderbird is a Mozilla product and is available at 
www.mozilla.com/thunderbird.

On 11/18/2013 8:21 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Ron:
>
> When I was out in Colorado four years ago, we used Thunderbird where I
> worked.
>
> At that time, I found it to be workable, but a bit clumsy at times.
>
> But, I know more and more of us are now using it, so perhaps later versions
> are better.
>
> Can you tell me where to get it?
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations
>
>
>> Hi Tom.
>>
>> If you don't want Microsoft stuff, use Thunderbird.  It is free and
>> works reasonably well with screen reading software.
>>
>> On 11/18/2013 7:55 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>>       Hi, all.
>>>
>>> As many of you know, I am in the process of upgrading the main home
>>> computer
>>> to Windows 7 from Windows xp.
>>>
>>> My original plan to update my e-mail management program was to move to
>>> Outlook 2010 from Outlook Express.  This was based on the idea that I had
>>> very successfully accessed my personal g-mail account via Outlook Express
>>> on
>>> my Windows XP computer, and that shifting to Outlook 2010.   should be a
>>> pretty simple matter.
>>>
>>> Well, I'm beginning to seriously believe that I was very wrong.
>>>
>>> I am having all kinds of pproblems with the version of Outlook 2010 I'm
>>> working with, including Outlook itself constantly freezing.  The software
>>> was
>>> purchased as part of an Office 2010 software package through my
>>> University
>>> as a University employee, but I am becoming convinced that something
>>> might
>>> be defective in the software.
>>>
>>> I checked with our University's tech center, but they say the copy I have
>>> is
>>> the only one they have.
>>>
>>> This is leading me to two questions:
>>>
>>> 1.  Does anyone know where I might be able to get a trial version of
>>> Outlook
>>> 2010 to see if I can get it to work any better?
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> 2.  Perhaps better yet, what other e-mail management programs have any of
>>> you found that work well with g-mail, and windows 7?
>>>
>>> For the record here, I'm using Jaws 14.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>