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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:39:48 +0000
From: Bernard Peek 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike
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In message , Chris  
writes
>Only one thing is holding me back from moving to Ubuntu - and that is 
>that I want to keep using my email client, Turnpike.
>I've never found anything better in the twelve years I've been using 
>Turnpike
>and it won't run under WINE because it's a Windows namespace shell 
>extension - i.e. an extension of Windows Explorer.
>
>Would it be possible to run a fairly stripped down XP in a virtual 
>machine?

I'm pretty sure that TP Connect will run under Wine. I recall seeing 
posts about it in demon.ip.support.turnpike some years ago. I did ask 
again recently and didn't get confirmation though.

You can run a Windows OS under VMWare but XP wouldn't be my choice. I 
believe that TP will run under NT4 workstation or Windows 98, both of 
which are less resource-hungry than XP.

You shouldn't have to worry about viruses or spyware. If you store the 
data and configuration files on a Linux partition then you should be 
able to return the virtual machine to its starting state without saving 
anything. Any malware that gets past TP will disappear when you close 
the session.

One additional thing that you might like to consider is buying an extra 
Turnpike seat and enabling Connect's IMAP server. This should give you 
some of the advantages of Turnpike, like mail-routing and 
pseudo-newsgroups, while using native Linux clients.

I have to say that this is all theoretical, I haven't done any of this 
yet but I plan to at some point. Like you I haven't found any other 
mail/news clients that could replace Turnpike. Which is one of the 
reasons why I'm posting to a Linux newsgroup from a Windows machine.



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Bernard Peek
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