In article <usenet-4C4789.11013203042008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
"R. Millstein" <usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> This is not entirely the end user's fault; the Penelope project refers
> to the successor as Eudora. See <http://wiki.mozilla.org/Penelope>
,
> which refers to the "latest beta release of Eudora, version 8.0.0b3."
http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/8.0.0b3/RelNotes.txt
>
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> EUDORA VERSION 8.0
>
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>
> Eudora is a mail and news application from Qualcomm based on the open
source
> Thunderbird client from Mozilla. It's *not* our intention to compete
with
> Thunderbird; rather, we want to complement it.
>
> Qualcomm is committed to both preserving the Eudora user experience and
to
> maintaining maximum compatibility, for both developers and users, with
> Thunderbird. It is our goal to build a single development community
around
> Thunderbird and Eudora, so that both mailers advance faster than they
> previously have.
>
> Whereas "Eudora" is a branded version of Thunderbird with some extra
> features added by the Eudora developers, "Penelope" is an extension
(also
> called an "add-on") that is used in Eudora and can also be used with
> Thunderbird. The Eudora installer includes the corresponding version of
> Penelope along with it so there is no need to install Penelope if you
are
> installing Eudora. Most features in Penelope can be accessed when used
with
> Thunderbird, but there are a few that require Eudora in order to work
> correctly and it's not something that gets tested.
>
> Sometimes in do***entation there is a need to differentiate the older
> versions of Eudora made by Qualcomm from current Thunderbird-based
versions
> of Eudora. This will normally be done by labeling the older versions of
> Eudora as "original Eudora" or "Classic Eudora".
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