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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:32:02 +0000
From: Chris 
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Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike
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In article , Bernard Peek 
 writes
>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.

Thanks for all your comments.
The old Turnpike 5 does run under WINE but not the new Turnpike 6, which 
is the version I'm committed to.
Turnpike 6 is deeply embedded in Windows Explorer (unfortunately).
Perhaps W2K would be a good virtual OS?
-- 
Chris
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