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OE Classic 2.8

OE Classic

OE Classic is an email and Usenet reader designed to be a perfect replacement for Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and even Mozilla Thunderbird.

The ultimate goal of OE Classic is to be an easy to use, fast, small and secure program with lots of power features and yet, easy to use for a beginner. Your data always belongs to you as it is stored in a public-domain format and there are no storage size limits.

Features:

  • Easy to use user interface (similar to Outlook Express)
  • Fast and quick to start
  • HTML editor with stationery support (compatible with existing Outlook Express stationery)
  • Identities support
  • Address book similar to Windows Address Book (WAB) (built-in)
  • Easy to use wizard for adding email and news accounts
  • Importing emails/folders/accounts/contacts from Outlook Express (near perfect)
  • Importing contacts from other programs or web mail
  • Single Inbox for multiple accounts
  • Editing properties of accounts, removing, setting default
  • Secure POP3 and SMTP (supports Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and many others) with logging
  • Secure newsreader with yEnc, multipart and 64-bit article index support
  • Secure message display (can block scripts, external tracking images and other malicious content)
  • Works on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000

OE Classic 2.8 changelog:

New features

  • Added multilingual support with 11 language files (Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)
  • Added multilingual plural rules for counting
  • Formatting buttons (Bold, Italic, Underline etc.) in the message editor show status under the text cursor
  • More windows can be closed using ESC key - Message Editor, Address Book, Send/Receive
  • Find window improvements - Include subfolders checkbox, folder Browse button, closing window by ESC key
  • Find added to main window Edit menu and popup menu (right click over folder)
  • Option to import CSV file into existing or new address book folder
  • Improved recognition of some data fields for CSV file import
  • Import/Export window can be resized to fit more data
  • Message editor Check names now also validates emails inside groups and checks for duplicate recipients (in the same field)
  • Message editor checks for duplicate attachments
  • Faster and more accurate email address validator
  • Option to set default message direction right-to-left
  • Save As message saving now also offers HTML or Text formats
  • Custom folder colors (right click menu over folders)
  • Plurals in message rules relative dates editor
  • 3D panels replaced with flat ones for modern looks
  • Better detection in message editor if message was modified (deleting To/Cc/Bcc fields, using File/Save menu item etc.)
  • Improved accessibility for Account Properties, Address Book, Column Editor, Contact/Group Properties, Find, Import/Export, Message Editor, Message Rules, Message Viewer, Options, Update

Bug fixes

  • No longer jumps to the top of Address Book when items are deleted (Address Book and Main window)
  • Typing TAB in the message editor no longer selects horizontal line or image
  • Incorrect help shortcuts in the installation script
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2o)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.23.1.0)

Download: OE Classic 2.8 | 5.8 MB (Free, paid upgrade available)
Links: OE Classic Home Page | Online Help

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