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    can someone inform me of a email client that has a start up password .... the only program i know of that has this option is outlook express, but i really want a change from OE....

    if someone knows of one, please tell me, i really dont care what others features it has, just list some clients and i will take a look from there.... i have looked but cant find diddly...
    <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
    VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
    Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
    128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
    Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
    Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
    Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
    Realtek 8029A NIC Card
    Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
    Actima 36X CD-Rom
    Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
    Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
    Windows 2000 (primary)
    Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

  • #2
    What do you mean by "start up" password? If you mean, will the Email program prompt you for your email password when you run it, then yes, all email programs I have used will do that. Best one I've used is Eudora. http://www.eudora.com/
    If you mean, there is some kind fo password protection before you get to your user and pass screen then I have never heard of such a thing for email.

    Dave
    Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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    • #3
      hmm, maybe i should elaborate on that, i mean when you start up the program, it asks you for a password, so that noone else that uses the computer can read the mail already downloaded on your computer.

      here, try this in OE:
      1 file -> identities -> manage identities
      2 click your identity and click properties
      3 click 'require a password'
      4 then go back into outlook express main window
      5 file -> switch identities -> log off identities
      (or you could also restart your computer)
      6 then restart outlook express,

      basically i want something of this nature in a mail client.
      <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
      VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
      Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
      128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
      Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
      Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
      Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
      Realtek 8029A NIC Card
      Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
      Actima 36X CD-Rom
      Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
      Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
      Windows 2000 (primary)
      Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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      • #4
        Maybe there are other solutions to your problem. Do multiple people share this computer? Is it a work computer? For instance, I use Win2k at work and when I walk away from my desk, I hit ctrl-alt-del and lock the computer. With WinXP, you can hit "switch user" and if you have your account password protected than noone can get back into your settings but you. You can also leave the mail on the server I suppose. This way it only gets downloaded if you type the password. Or you can use IMAP(instead of POP3). This prevents people from seeing your email as well. Have you checked out Eudora yet?

        Dave
        Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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        • #5
          TheBat! It asks for an username and password everytime you start it-- if that's what you meant. You can also have multiple pop3 accounts under one username and each of them can have it's individual password to further increase your safety (are you _really_ paranoid or just paranoid ).

          ... and it's immune to the stupid email virii...

          Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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          • #6
            nah, none of those appeal to me, i dont want to have to deal with OS passwords just for one little thing, and yes i have tried eudora, it is nice but doesnt quite do this feature..

            PS, yeh im a wee-bit paranoid...
            <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
            VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
            Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
            128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
            Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
            Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
            Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
            Realtek 8029A NIC Card
            Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
            Actima 36X CD-Rom
            Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
            Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
            Windows 2000 (primary)
            Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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            • #7
              thx impact, ill try it out...
              <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
              VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
              Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
              128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
              Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
              Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
              Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
              Realtek 8029A NIC Card
              Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
              Actima 36X CD-Rom
              Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
              Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
              Windows 2000 (primary)
              Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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              • #8
                You could also get an e-mail account somewhere else, and let that be your password protection. I keep my mail on a Unix server out there. SSH in, and it's nicely encrypted. Depending on your needs, you could even use hushmail or (ick) hotmail.
                Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                • #9
                  Wombat: ssh wouldnt appeal to me, i like my graphical interface

                  hmm, thebat is downright ugly, but it does the job, unfortunately its not free, i guess i can do something about that... it seems okay..

                  any other clients?
                  <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
                  VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
                  Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
                  128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
                  Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
                  Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
                  Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
                  Realtek 8029A NIC Card
                  Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
                  Actima 36X CD-Rom
                  Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
                  Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
                  Windows 2000 (primary)
                  Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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                  • #10
                    Or you could use a real operating system, and just use Outlook. Then nobody can read your mail except for you, because nobody can log in as you except for you.

                    - Gurm
                    The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

                    I'm the least you could do
                    If only life were as easy as you
                    I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
                    If only life were as easy as you
                    I would still get screwed

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                    • #11
                      Lotus Notes prompts you for a password immediately upon opening the program, regardless of whether you are pulling your email from a mail server on the corporate network or simply opening a replicated local copy on your own computer. The password is required to open the mail database.

                      If you want to change users when opening, I believe all you had to do is click the Cancel button and it will prompt you to load up a Notes ID file for whichever user wants to use it.

                      I've only used it in a corporate environment with one user per system, so I'm not positive on how well it works with multiple users on the same system. It may be worth your time investigating, though.

                      b
                      Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? But why put off until tomorrow what you can put off altogether?

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                      • #12
                        Lotus Notes is the DEVIL.

                        That's EVIL with a capital D at the beginning.

                        DO NOT USE LOTUS NOTES. IT IS A HORRENDOUS FESTERING PUSTULE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ONE OF TAMMY FAYE BAKER'S DISEASED BREASTS.

                        Just install a real OS. All the security you would ever need, in one convenient package. Otherwise, there are lots of Shareware programs that will add a password to any .exe - check out Winfiles, they have a bunch of 'em.

                        - Gurm
                        The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

                        I'm the least you could do
                        If only life were as easy as you
                        I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
                        If only life were as easy as you
                        I would still get screwed

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Gurm
                          Lotus Notes is the DEVIL.

                          That's EVIL with a capital D at the beginning.

                          DO NOT USE LOTUS NOTES. IT IS A HORRENDOUS FESTERING PUSTULE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ONE OF TAMMY FAYE BAKER'S DISEASED BREASTS.


                          I guess I'm not the only one who feels that way. Hey, I only answer the questions....he didn't ask for my opinion.

                          b
                          Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? But why put off until tomorrow what you can put off altogether?

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                          • #14
                            gurm i am using a real os (win 2000) but i dont want to deal with external password apps, or, like i said, OS passwords... well, maybe i'm asking for too much...

                            so far i found:
                            thebat!
                            pocomail
                            that can do this feature.. i guess one of those is good enough..
                            <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
                            VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
                            Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
                            128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
                            Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
                            Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
                            Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
                            Realtek 8029A NIC Card
                            Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
                            Actima 36X CD-Rom
                            Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
                            Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
                            Windows 2000 (primary)
                            Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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                            • #15
                              Bah, Outlook doesn't run on any real operating systems.
                              Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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