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Hello All,

I am trying to build a PC with as little microsoft software as possible to keep down the costs. I already have the excellent open office, which takes care of most things, but what i am looking for is an open source "Outlook" type software. Something that could store contact details and a calendar which could be edited to add birthdays, tasks etc would be great. I have had a look, but cannot seem to find anything. Can anyone recommend something?

Thanks,

Recoba

Opensource stuff

I'm currently using a browser called "Firefox."

On their web page is an e-mail client called "Thunderbird", which I've not used personally, but I've heard good things about....

http://www.mozilla.org/products/

Here's the web site, I'd also recommend Firefox if you've not already found a browser... On XP, there's no way to get rid of IE completely, but you can avoid it like the plague...

I use PocoMail, primarily because it's immune to viruses that trigger using Outlook/IE's script language. It also has excellent anti-spam AI and controls. No calendar, though.

Thunderbird is a great choice, bu it doees not have a calendar per default. I have however heard romours about that there is an extension which handles this. But as I don't use calendars I haven't looked into it...

Thunderbird thunderbird thunderburd!
For a calender you can use sunbird!
For a browser you must use firefox (or else I will spew propaganda until you convert!)

Vicsun, what's so good about the combination? I'm seeking info, not challenging you, however that may sound.

no worries already use firefox and thunderbird

Thanks for the info

Recoba