Penelope aka Eudora

I remember the first email program I ever had.  It was Eudora running on an old LC II.  That was about fifteen years ago and I have used Eudora ever since.

Eudora has helped me avoid every Outlook related problem along the way.  There are no security problems known for the program, but last year Qualcomm announced they would no longer continue to develop it.  Shortly after that announcement, they turned the code over to the Mozilla folks to develop as open source.

Today the first release of Penelope was announced.  From what I understand, it’s Thunderbird with the old Eudora interface.  After tonight’s backup I plan to give it a try.  It’s good to see a tried and true program get a second life.

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2 Responses to “Penelope aka Eudora”

  1. University Update - Open Source - Penelope aka Eudora Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 12:51 am

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  2. John Rundag Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 8:16 pm

    Oh my…does this bring back memories of the good ‘ole days! I used Eudora on my LC III. I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread! I began using Outlook in 2000. I switched to Thunderbird a couple years ago and really like it. I will have to download Penelope and take a look!

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