[Dovecot] [OT] preferred clients

[vuser1 at test123.ru]

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> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009, vuser1 at test123.ru wrote:
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>> Outlook is best email client. Even 2003. The only missing thing is 
>> inability to do imap-search request directly to imap server.
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> I won't say Outlook is the worst email client I've ever seen, but we 
> all know that 'best' and 'Outlook' can only be in one sentence if it 
> is accompanied by 'alternative to'...
Alternatives were: Thunderbird, Evolution, TheBat. Should I try something else? I want to write HTML messages easy (use fonts, colors, numbered lists), embed screenshot images in emails by simple Print screen - copy buttons, integrate email meeting requests with calendar. 

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> If you are on Windows, have MSOffice, don't need to administer lots 
> of computers, and email in only one US-ASCII or ISO-LATIN1 supported 
> language, then you might want to consider using Outlook. I've seen 
> too many of my clients ordering me to install Outlook and then 
> running in all kinds of trouble. Even as far as some changing to 
> Squirrelmail because that at least enabled them to communicate with 
> their colleagues in Russia etc. So Outlook is an answer only if 
> you're prepared to face the consequences.
Squirrel mail, are you serious? Did you try horde/IMP? Outlook2003 indeed had problems with KOI-8/Win1251, but it was long-long time ago. I communicate in Russian a lot - no problems in last 3 years, not even one.