When users delete mail, I want it to be moved to Trash.

[Eric Minto]

I totally agree.  In fact, we're in the process of banning Outlook from 
all employee computers.  Instead, we're using IMAP (which Outlook 
doesn't work well with), with Imp as our web-based mail interface.  Imp 
has a patch that allows it to display messages in an Outlook-style 
format, with a folders pane and a message preview pane.  It needs a 
little tweaking, but for the most part it works like a champ.  We also 
use Kronolith to replace Outlook calendar functions, and LDAP to replace 
the contact list.  Plus, language modules allow us to present the web 
mail in several different languages - unlike Outlook which requires you 
to purchase special versions or the incredibly expensive multi-language 
pack.

Some users also use Netscape mail, and my favorite, Mozilla mail, both 
of which work very well with IMAP (we're using Cyrus, procmail, and 
sendmail server-side).

James Greenhalgh wrote:

>
>You have no problems with Outlook and POP?  Lucky man!
>
>I wish we could just ban Outlook from the network entirely - it's insecure,
>about as intuitive as trying to pole vault in zero gravity, and it has a
>hideously braindead method of POP retrieval (retr * mails_in_box, dele instead
>of (retr,dele) * mails_in_box - leading to multiple retrieval if the
>connection breaks).  In addition I'm currently investigating IMAP servers to
>bypass the problem of user PST files which tend to corrupt at a certain size -
>and from a lot of digging with google and the cyrus list archives, I gather it
>doesn't play very nicely with IMAP servers either.
>
>Definite candidate for Worst Software Ever.
>
>james
>
>
>  
>

-- 
Eric Minto
International Studies Abroad  
eric at studiesabroad.com