Internet Explorer...NEVER AGAIN!!
 

I'm one of those guys that has a hard time changing from programs I'm comfortable with. Last week I decided to try Mozilla Firefox because I'm sick of dealing with all of the IE exploits and so many others had already done it without any complaints.

I was wondering if you also started using the Thunderbird email client. If you have...was it also worth the switch, any benefits?




IE....:321GFY

i've used that before:thumbsup

yeah, right off the bat, you dont get fucked up by e-mail virus bombs like you do with Lookout Express.

It also has a built in spam filter, so you can cut down on the useless shit you delete each day.

Enough said...lol

I use Eudora has a spam filter too... it's been my fav for many years... and Firefox is the shit :thumbsup

I started using opera on a brand new machine 2 days old and I am getting the dreaded windows explorer error messages in which the browser needs to close, only with opera, whats up with that?:mad:

I'm stuck with IE, quite a few programs I use don't work with it at all.

Thunderbird I didn't like, it's preview pane is not as nice as outlook's.

If you want to get rid of spam get Spampal (free) and use it.

I love thunderbird.

Downloaded it a few month to give it a test run... never looked back ever since.

For browser I use Opera

Heard nothing but good things there too.

then wtf is the problem, new machine xp home 2 days old, surfing with opera and I get that fuckin generic ie error and browser has to close and restart:321GFY

i uses mozilla and the bat

Dunno...better format

definately a w00p w00p for firefox!

IE is some lame shit!

I love the tabs on FireFox too!

:1orglaugh machine is 2 days old IE works like a champ, opera displays alot of forums backwards also. piece of shit :Graucho

Haven't used the tabs too much...I keep closing the whole window instead of the tab. Kind of frustrating.. :1orglaugh

firefox :thumbsup

I've been using the same email app for the last 10 years: Netscape Navigator Version 3.0 Gold (? 1994).

Go ahead and laugh, but I think it's the best! It's so prehistoric that the modern day exploits or bugs can't penetrate it - because it simply ignores any routines it doesn't understand (which is generally anything besides text and basic html).

Even if a malicious hacker could generate something to fuck with it, would he waste his time on a program that is used by only a handful of people in the entire wolrd? Hell, I might be the only one who still uses it. That's something I should look into.

As for a browser, it's not very good. It can't read modern scripts, protocols, etc. Most tables don't even show up. :)

The WYSIWYG html editor is still rather handy. When I'm really lazy, I just open it up and cut and paste things around. So simple to use.

Looks like you post as often as you update your software. I'm honored to see you in my thread. :thumbsup

My guess is that IE in sp2 will be much more stable ... I haven't tried it yet but ppl told me it was faster :P

but no tabs = no no anyawys

no other browser has the same compatibility as i.e.

tried both the latest fox and opera tried my top 10 favourites and neither browser could display them all properly.

there are times when i use alternate browsers , but lets face it you cant live without i.e. or plan on not viewing your sites as your customer does

10 posts in 27 months. he should make one more post before 2005. i really doubt he's going to get his GFY t-shirt before the end of the world happens.

Let me guess, you're running Windows 95. Don't you think its time to test out some new technology? Running programs from a decade ago cause you're paranoid of modern day exploits is silly.

Thunderbird rules because it separates all the email accounts and has a smart spam filter that learns from what you mark as spam.

Firefox also rules.

I use both and switched from IE/Outlook

I actually just finished setting up Thunderbird. SOOOO nice that it won't toss the mail from several accounts into the same inbox. :thumbsup

Such a nice feature in-fact, I just imported my email and sorted into the proper folders. :)

gfy converts here convinced me to run firefox and its great.... but now i found some problems on our sites i had not detected [ in
IE] so i am rerunning everything in ie/fire/op/and mac. whew......... but its a good thing. everything looks better.

I've used the bat forever...it rocks. But I've had a few emails bounce back because the recipient blocks the header uses by the bat...says a lot of spammers use that program. Anybody know anything about this?

Yeah best to ditch OutLook as well if you are getting rid of IE. Thunderbird is a good client. :thumbsup

Using Mozilla FF now. ROCKS!

no more dialers, activex shit and popups

No, no, no. You got it all wrong. I stay very up on technology and software... it's just that I became so comfortable with Navigator Gold for email that I never stopped using it. :)

Mozilla'z e-mail client is better than microsoft's one.

But anyway, try to install thebat. It's really the best one.

I just made the switch as well. FIREFOX RULES!

Fuck IE... I just got so fucking SICK of all the Active X shenanigans.:BangBang: :mad: :feels-hot

Been using Firefox since it was Pheonix, awesome piece of software

yepp, IE sucks big time! but it's indispensable for layout. for surfing i go with mozilla :thumbsup

Exactly. You have to know what your site looks like to the majority of surfers or if everything even works on it. Those of you getting errors on other browsers is because they are unable to display something designed in IE. These alternate browsers aren't immune to viruses or exploits; give it enough time, as they get more popular virus writers will turn their attentions to them.

I have been using Maxthon.

I read a post wher fletch mentioed it and gave it a shot. Works great. Excellent tabbed viewing.

The issues with opera and or FF not being able to load some pages disappears with this browser.

Give it a shot!

Spankstrocko