Recommendations for email client on Windows 95 / 3.11 \ VOGONS

Recommendations for email client on Windows 95 / 3.11

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First post, by keenmaster486

Posted on 2019-03-12, 17:29

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Lately I have been using Thunderbird 1.0.8 on Windows 9x. It works, but it is rather slow - even on a Pentium III, it just doesn't feel snappy, and on a Pentium/MMX it is downright sluggish.

So far I have found "JBMail" which works well, but will not render any of the HTML. So it works for bare-bones access but I'm looking for something a little more fully featured.

Can anyone recommend something that can still connect to Gmail? I know Outlook Express 5.5 works but I definitely do not want to install Internet Explorer 5.

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Reply 1 of 2, by retardware

Posted on 2019-03-12, 17:35

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Netscape Communicator

Reply 2 of 2, by keenmaster486

Posted on 2019-03-12, 17:41

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retardware wrote:
Netscape Communicator

Which version?? I have 4.8, and it refuses to connect to Gmail (SSL is too new!)

That's the issue with most old email clients; they cannot connect to new email servers due to outdated security.

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