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LCARS Mail 1.01.156 - Email Program

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LCARS Mail - Email Program

LCARS Mail - Email Program

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

LCARS Mail is a solid email client with standard features and some deficiencies, but there's one feature that sets LCARS Mail apart from other programs: the great (or cumbersome) LCARS interface.
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Pros

  • LCARS Mail has an LCARS interface
  • Supports HTML mail, stationery
  • Flexible message filters

Cons

  • LCARS Mail has an LCARS interface
  • Supports POP accounts only, no secure messaging
  • Message editor lacks power

Description

  • LCARS Mail manages multiple POP email accounts.
  • Supports plain text and HTML messages, can use Outlook Express stationery.
  • Message filters allow LCARS Mail to organize and delete mail, or send replies automatically.
  • LCARS Mail includes a simple address book.
  • Backing up data and settings is easy in LCARS Mail.
  • LCARS Mail supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/3/XP.

Guide Review - LCARS Mail 1.01.156 - Email Program

I've always been watching Start Trek for the computers. Everything looked (and sounded) so much cooler than what my monitor was displaying.

Now that I have LCARS Mail on my laptop, I guess I'll write much more mails on the road, just to show off its great looking interface.

LCARS Mail is not only good looking, however, the LCARS interface is also quite functional. It is functional because LCARS Mail is: it comes with most standard features, such as HTML support, reasonably flexible filters, and an address book, stationery even.

Unfortunately, a lot is missing, too. The message editor is weak, LCARS Mail only supports POP, can't deal with encrypted mail, has no templates and labels, and even the LCARS interface can be annoying sometimes.

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