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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 13:30:39 +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 , SINNER 
 writes

>> Nobody has mentioned Virtual Box.  I get on with that better than
>> VMWare.
>> And it's for the same reason - Turnpike.
>>
>> Although I do run Thunderbird on Ubuntu.
>>
>> David
>>
>
>I cant imagine running a VM to run an email client, anyone got a cannon?
>I see a fly on the window.

Turnpike does have some very loyal users. Unfortunately development has 
now been stopped, other than for bug-fixes. One of the problems with 
using Turnpike under Linux is that it's not a program that would appeal 
to typical Linux users. The Linux way is usually to have one tool for 
one job, which usually means separate news and mail clients - although 
there are exceptions. Turnpike handles both, and makes a better job of 
each than any other Linux (or Windows) mail or news client that I know 
of. It's why there are people who will seriously consider using a VM to 
run it, because the alternative is to run one or possibly two real 
machines. We will also pay for Turnpike licenses in preference to using 
free or open-source programs.

Briefly the advantages of Turnpike that it is virtually bombproof, I 
have never lost any data using it. It's immune to malware, I'm happy to 
allow completely naive users loose with it, while I prefer to restrict 
the use of other Windows software to people with at least some training. 
And even though development has stopped there is still some support 
available.

I got this in the support newsgroup:

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I don't have any experience of the Wine software, but TP6 Connect is 
very similar to TP5 which others have said does run.

TP6 certainly did run under NT4WS when I last checked.  I expect the 
main downside to running it in a VM is that RAM will have to be 
dedicated to it & TP Explorer can be a large user of RAM, unless you 
keep your mail very carefully organised.  That said, the convenience of 
perhaps being able to run other pieces of software under the NT4WS when 
required might also weigh in the balance.  You'll have to have a licence 
for your NT, of course.

Regards
-- 
Dave English                                          T U R N P I K E


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Bernard Peek
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