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E-Mail client comparison

Below is a quick comparison table of the three clients for the Enterprise e-mail client and a comparison of other popular e-mail packages:

• PC client; preferred way to connect to the Enterprise e-mail client using a PC.
• JAVA client; a cross platform client which works on Mac OS 10.3.4 and Linux.
• Web client; can be used from any machine running a current Browser.
• Outlook, Entourage, and Mac Mail;  popular POP/IMAP e-mail clients.

Client	Enterprise - Version			Outlook	Mac Mail	Entourage
	PC	JAVA(Mac/Linux)	Web
Feature
Send E-mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Receive E-mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Viewing Attachments	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Open Attachment with Original Application	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saving Attachments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QuickViewer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Modify Column view	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Add/Remove Folders	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rename Folders	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Move Folders	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Send Appointments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 1	Yes 1	Yes 1
Receive Appointments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 2	Yes 2	Yes 2
Appointments Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Busy Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Send Tasks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 1	Yes 1	Yes 1
Receive Tasks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 2	Yes 2	Yes 2
Tasks Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Send Notes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 1	Yes 1	Yes 1
Receive Notes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 2	Yes 2	Yes 2
Notes Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Custom Views (multiple signatures)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Proxy to someone	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Give Proxy Access	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Change Password	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Send Options	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 3	Yes 3	Yes 3
Tracking Options	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Printing – Calendar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Printing – Message	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Printing – Addresses	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Address Book, Name Completion	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Address Book, Name Completion order	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Address Book, Display Order	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Find (Search)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Filter	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Archiving	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rules	Yes	No (In Next Version)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spell Checker	Yes	No (In Next Version)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Junk Mail Handling	Yes	No (In Next Version)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

1. You can create appointments, notes, and tasks, but they will be stored on your local system and only apply to you.
2. You can receive appointments, notes, and tasks, but they will show up as normal e-mail messages if the client is in P P mode. In IMAP mode, they will show up in the IMAP Calendar folder in Mac Mail as messages with attachments that have an ICS extension. The attachment, when opened, will let you add the item to your iCal calendar.
3. Some options (such as priority) are available while others (such as sending a message at a specified time) are not. While a client may support delayed sending, the client has to be running at the time the send is supposed to occur. With the Enterprise e-mail client, delayed send is handled by the server and can occur even if the sender’s computer is turned off at the time the send is set to take place.

Additional notes:
The Enterprise e-mail client is ready to run out of the box. Other e-mail clients have to be configured to connect to the SMTP server and authenticate in order to send mail. The Enterprise e-mail client has access to a complete address book which includes names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, locations, departments, building and room addresses, etc. Other clients have to access the LDAP address book, which has less information, basically just the names and e-mail addresses. In addition, the Enterprise e-mail client shows the complete address book while the LDAP address book has to be queried for information, so browsing the address book is not available. While the Enterprise e-mail client contacts the e-mail server directly to conduct e-mail transactions, third-party clients must contact the SMTP server and either the IMAP or POP servers in order to send and receive e-mail, which adds two more possible points of failure to the e-mail process.