High speed Internet connection question

I agree with Al above that you should avoid software provided by ISP's. I use Microsoft Office Outlook and it works okay. I like the contact management feature that is included with Microsoft Office Outlook. My wife uses Microsoft Outlook Express and it also works okay (but the contact list is hard to use). I also have no knowledge of Charter's software.

thanks guys

I do not know how to use Outlook Express without going thru Charter (my ISP) They recommend setting up an email account at their website and then linking Outlook thru it.

I guess I am just trying to avoid using them at all but do not see an option

I thought what you had been asking was what email program would be best to use. That is separate and distinct from the question of who provides the email account.

Obviously the email account, its associated address, and the associated mail server function, must be provided by either an isp or a web-based email service. But the program you use to access your emails, and to send emails you create, could be Outlook Express, Outlook (which is not the same thing as Outlook Express), Thunderbird, Evolution, or any number of other email programs, or alternatively, email software that Charter may provide.

If you were to use Outlook Express, after establishing the email account with Charter you would set up Outlook Express under its Tools/Accounts menu. You would need to enter certain information such as the Charter mail server addresses for incoming and outgoing emails. These should be stated on their website.

Regards,
-- Al

Al

thank you very much

I tend to post (haste) replys without really stopping and thinking about what I am trying to communicate to others, and take the blame for any wishy washyness...

I'm really glad this thread came along...it got me thinking about where I was with my Comcast service.

I didn't even know that Comcast had a faster hi-speed plan I could switch to?....they do....and I did!

For $7.00 more a month I'm now at over 20mb download speed, and 3mb upload speed.

I downloaded a complete Linux operating system in under 10 min. (it used to take 30-45min).

I'm fast, and grateful :-)

Dave