03-24-2005, 05:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Features Galore in WebIS Mail 2.1
"WebIS Mail 2.1 is the next amazing hit from Web Information Solutions, Inc. WebIS Mail allows you to manage your e-mail from mobile device. It can be synchronized with desktop or with your mailboxes placed on POP3 or IMAP servers using industrial strength SSL security or going through your SOCKS proxy."
WebIS Mail 2.1 has been in beta for quite some time, and thanks to all the user reports, the final version was able to be publicly released just a few days ago. There are a whole heap of new features which you can browse through at the WebIS Mail webpage. Just a reminder that the update is free for all WebIS Mail users, and if you've not tried it before, you can download a trial version and/or purchase the full version for $24.95 at Handango. [Affiliate]
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03-24-2005, 05:16 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 17
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I used this program for a while and I really liked it at first, but I ran into a lot of problems down the road. For one it was a huge memory hog and slowed down my SX66, for another it started getting lots of errors when checking my gmail. It would crash on me frequently and was not saving emails so I had to uninstall it. Checking my email with the default Messaging program takes a few more clicks but it runs so much faster and doesn't crash. I certainly wouldn't shell out 25 bucks for this before you give it a thorough test drive.
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03-24-2005, 05:33 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,305
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I've never liked it myself. It seems to be a bit primitive to me. I can even get hotmail with the built in mail program now. This program still doesn't. It wouldn't even take my login name for my smartphonethoughts email account!! Too much hassle. Deleted and forgotten.
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03-24-2005, 05:49 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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The SSL support is still very shaky in this version. It still does not work with my work email system. It takes lots of memory to install and for some strange reason the email databases are HUGE! How can storing 23K of plain text email take up 1345k?? Dunno. And it's still horribly slow.
I just use nPop for none ssl email and pocket inbox for the rest.
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03-24-2005, 08:11 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,520
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Wow! Only negative reaction. I admit, the past is pretty dark as far as reliability. But things are improving. And it looks great.
The main reason why I gave up on POutlook was because it was so slow to connect and authenticate. That and the fact that I couldnt use different credentials for my pop server and smtp server. (Atleast I couldnt figure out a way). Of course now that I can, I run the risk of the recipient's spam filters chewing up my message. :roll:
I then moved onto nPopw. But it was great and all but I got tired of having to figure out what line to put into the ini file to make something work.
I then went to WebIs Mail. I agree that it had (has) issues, but I'm currently putting 2.1 through the motions and so far its okay. The ssl piece does still seems to be an issue.
I don't have a hotmail account so thats not an issue for me.
The reliability has certainly increased.
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03-25-2005, 12:53 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 284
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Right now I m using ProfiMail and it handles HTML messages w/aplomb. I had both ProfiMail and WebIs Mail 2.1 installed on my Loox 720 and without a doubt ProfiMail performed faster than WebIs Mail in all areas. I finally deleted WebIs Mail off my PDA when I found that I had to load in each image in my HTML mail manually (one at a time via a tap and hold menu). I don't have time for that. Once you get past the CellPhone style interface, ProfiMail is worth every penny and is very stable.
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03-25-2005, 03:46 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 176
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Originally Posted by CESkins
Right now I m using ProfiMail and it handles HTML messages w/aplomb. I had both ProfiMail and WebIs Mail 2.1 installed on my Loox 720 and without a doubt ProfiMail performed faster than WebIs Mail in all areas. I finally deleted WebIs Mail off my PDA when I found that I had to load in each image in my HTML mail manually (one at a time via a tap and hold menu). I don't have time for that. Once you get past the CellPhone style interface, ProfiMail is worth every penny and is very stable. |
Do you know if it works with an exchange server account?
Thanks
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03-25-2005, 03:52 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 284
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thanos255 no I don't know if ProfiMail works with an exchange account. I only use it with POP3 and IMAP accounts. You can download it and test it out for yourself. The trial is fully functional.
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03-25-2005, 04:52 AM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,616
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Originally Posted by CESkins
I finally deleted WebIs Mail off my PDA when I found that I had to load in each image in my HTML mail manually (one at a time via a tap and hold menu). I don't have time for that.
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Straight from the horse's (ie, WebIS's) mouth:
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Some of the great features of Mail include... read only HTML support (no images to keep bandwidth low)
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So I assume this feature is intended more for users who pay by the MB. But an option to automatically display images or not would have been nice. Same goes for GMail, though.
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03-25-2005, 07:41 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 48
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Originally Posted by CESkins
I finally deleted WebIs Mail off my PDA when I found that I had to load in each image in my HTML mail manually (one at a time via a tap and hold menu).
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That's a feature of WebIS Mail I dislike too, I think you should have the option to either download or not download images automatically. But still this is no reason for me to abandon WebIS Mail.
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