DSF

I use outlook as my main program and it checks for mail every 5 mins. As i use my own domains I don't want to reply to peoples email from a gmail/hotmail account as it looks naff.

Gmail also has a notification that pops up if you receive new mail but think you still need to have the page open for it to work.

I've got a newish laptop with win7 on and really miss outlook express, so much so that I use my old laptop more often than the new one. :redface:

I used to use Thunderbird (because it can run portable), but I found the combination of Thunderbird and Firefox was too heavy for my netbook - so I switched to SeaMonkey (which is like Thunderbird and Firefox but in a single package so they share components).

What I'm currently investigating is PopMan, which looks like it might be what Paul is looking for.

PopMan isn't a replacement for your existing email client, in fact it describes itself as an "Email Notifier". It's lightweight (about 5MB) and sits in your system tray regularly checking your email accounts. When you get a new message, it doesn't fully download it - rather it notifies you that you have new mail. You can check out the mail directly in PopMan but if you want to reply (or view the full HTML version of the email), you activate your regular Email Client.

It's difficult to describe how it works unless you try it out. In simple terms it just checks your emails without downloading them so that you don't have to have a heavy email app running 24/7 using up precious resources and slowing your computer down.

It's pretty secure in that it doesn't preview HTML messages or attachments (so viruses can't sneak onto your system using javascript, vbscript, or whateverscript as they might with full-featured email software), and it has basic WhiteList and BlackList features so you can block emails from spam sources while ensuring friendly emails get through. It doesn't stop you from using a full email client but it does mean you don't have to run that email software all day just on the off-chance you get an email.

This is a link to the portable version of PopMan: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/popman_portable I've only just started trying it out, but it seems pretty good at the moment.

If you get too much spam that you're forever adding to the WhiteList/BlackList, then an alternative option is yMail (not to be confused with Yahoo Mail) from http://www.spacejock.com/yMail.html (it can be run portable if you follow instructions). yMail has a built-in spam filter that learns as you go along. There's a newer version of yMail (follow the yMail2 link) if you have dot.Net on your system.

you could also try:

http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/

John G;28497 wrote:I've got a newish laptop with win7 on and really miss outlook express, so much so that I use my old laptop more often than the new one. :redface:

I know exactly where your coming from with that John.

mcdodd;29057 wrote:you could also try:

http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/

Just had a quick play with this, seems to work well. Set up a couple of accounts easily and quickly. Quite like the ticker bar included as well!

mcdodd;29057 wrote:you could also try:

http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/

Was going to look into that but then saw that you have to buy the Professional version just to have portability. Sadly, I'll have to give it a miss.

JSR;29089 wrote:Was going to look into that but then saw that you have to buy the Professional version just to have portability. Sadly, I'll have to give it a miss.

not necessarily

mcdodd;29091 wrote:not necessarily

Well that's what it says on their website.

I don't want to break any forums rules, but it's knowing where to look