Re: [Evolution] associate email account with address book entry

[Paul's unattended mail <paul murphy-eo5svjlg cool fr nf>]

On 2012-07-17, Nick Jenkins <nickpj gmail com> wrote:
> > Then create a text file named "outlook_idiot_lecture.msg",
> > containing the following:
> I'm a bit unsure that the lecture is going to change anything.

One such message probably won't, but it's like voting.  If an
outlook-hostile reply comes from two different people, it could have a
significant influence.

> Secondly because it's directed at the wrong people (end users), when
> it should be directed at the people who specified the app - the
> Outlook product managers, or the people who purchased it.

Are you saying home users (who are their own administrator and
procurement team leader on a one person team) do not use Outlook?  I
don't believe that for a second.

> But if they want more than an email client, unfortunately there is no
> viable Windows alternative that I'm aware of. Last time I tried Evo on
> Windows, 4 years ago, it was a non-starter (it was many versions behind
> at the time, it couldn't import my old Outlook PST data, it crashed a
> lot, etc). Hopefully that has improved since for anyone else that wants
> to make that transition.

Evolution is still relatively broken.  And very unfortunately, it's
broken in the same way Outlook is: filters.  This means people leaving
Outlook due to broken filter processing are likely to return to
Outlook after trying Evolution, which also has broken filters.