>>>>> "Jeremy" == Jeremy Gaddis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

You said:

Jeremy> I use Outlook because I find it to be better than any piece of
Jeremy> shit MUA that I can run on Linux.  I happen to find Linux
Jeremy> rather lacking when it comes to the desktop arena and when I
Jeremy> actually have to do work instead of playing, I need something
Jeremy> that works.  Windows NT (and Outlook, when it comes to e-mail)
Jeremy> happen to fit that bill quite well.

and in a later message:

Jeremy> Allow me to expand a little bit.  I don't have the time to
Jeremy> sift through every mail client listed on
Jeremy> SourceForge/FreshMeat/etc. to find one I like.  I've used
Jeremy> Outlook for years, I like it, it works for me(tm).  If you
Jeremy> don't like it, don't use it.  I promise you won't hurt my
Jeremy> feelings.

You see, I hope, the difference between "any piece of shit MUA I can
run on Linux" and "I don't have the time to ... find one I like".  The
former implies none exist.  The latter merely implies that the
marginal benefit you feel you could gain by switching from outlook to
a linux client is smaller than the search costs.  

Many of us find that linux allows us to do work.  Some (including me)
feel it is a better environment to do work than any Microsoft
Product.  

Not that, of course, your MUA really has anything to do with your
ability to make intellegent comments, but that first message was
a bit more of a flame than was warranted.

  -Eric

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