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Yahoo Tries to Outdo Outlook with Zimbra

Started by Duncan Riley · 4 months ago

Yahoo has a new plan to seemingly lure AOL and Gmail users into its service.

The company has released the beta version of Zimbra Desktop, an offline mail client marketed specifically to users of Yahoo Mail, AOL Mail, and Gmail. The utility offers POP and IMAP access as well as o ... Continue reading »

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  • BjornTipling

    4 months ago

    They've tried all of this before with various versions of the Yahoo Toolbar, Yahoo Browser, Yahoo Plus software. It's always failed.
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  • Drake Jacobs

    4 months ago

    The key difference here is that there is a full search index (think about gmail 's search index) and a conversation index that is all brought offline. So you can now view your AOL or Y! Mail with a conversation view or you can search your entire gmail box offline (since the search index is offline)
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  • JR

    4 months ago

    Drake, true -- I suppose it would be a step up from using the AOL or Y Mail interface. Personally, I have most of my accounts set up to route to a single Gmail account, which I typically check via IMAP through Outlook when I'm on my primary computer. For me, that provides fairly substantial on- or offline capability, and I've always got Xobni for conversation-based viewing options. It's certainly just a matter of personal preference, though.
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  • Dan Applegate

    4 months ago

    "Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not seeing the value."

    That's because you're dense. Seriously, why are you posting this crap. There is nothing of value in this article, and the absence of information on the Yahoo Desktop is astounding. You get paid to do this?

    Did you even install it?

    LAME.
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  • JR

    4 months ago

    Dan, thanks for your input on the conversation. I did install it (see comment above), and -- as originally stated -- didn't find it to be a substantial improvement from the previous e-mail utilities I was already using. That's not to say everyone will feel the same; you are certainly welcome to your own opinion, even if you chose to express it as elegantly as you have here.

    In any case, I do appreciate the pleasantries. Hope you have an enjoyable -- and perhaps even non-hostile -- afternoon.
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  • gregorylent

    4 months ago

    it is amazing how me-too the world of "innovation" really is
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  • ChrisL

    4 months ago

    I hear Drake eats puppies.
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