email client with start-up password?

[nehalmistry]

can someone inform me of a email client that has a start up password .... the only program i know of that has this option is outlook express, but i really want a change from OE....

if someone knows of one, please tell me, i really dont care what others features it has, just list some clients and i will take a look from there.... i have looked but cant find diddly...

[Helevitia]

What do you mean by "start up" password? If you mean, will the Email program prompt you for your email password when you run it, then yes, all email programs I have used will do that. Best one I've used is Eudora. http://www.eudora.com/
If you mean, there is some kind fo password protection before you get to your user and pass screen then I have never heard of such a thing for email.

Dave

[nehalmistry]

hmm, maybe i should elaborate on that, i mean when you start up the program, it asks you for a password, so that noone else that uses the computer can read the mail already downloaded on your computer.

here, try this in OE:
1 file -> identities -> manage identities
2 click your identity and click properties
3 click 'require a password'
4 then go back into outlook express main window
5 file -> switch identities -> log off identities
(or you could also restart your computer)
6 then restart outlook express,

basically i want something of this nature in a mail client.

[Helevitia]

Maybe there are other solutions to your problem. Do multiple people share this computer? Is it a work computer? For instance, I use Win2k at work and when I walk away from my desk, I hit ctrl-alt-del and lock the computer. With WinXP, you can hit "switch user" and if you have your account password protected than noone can get back into your settings but you. You can also leave the mail on the server I suppose. This way it only gets downloaded if you type the password. Or you can use IMAP(instead of POP3). This prevents people from seeing your email as well. Have you checked out Eudora yet?

Dave

[impact]

TheBat! It asks for an username and password everytime you start it-- if that's what you meant. You can also have multiple pop3 accounts under one username and each of them can have it's individual password to further increase your safety (are you _really_ paranoid or just paranoid ).

... and it's immune to the stupid email virii...

http://www.ritlabs.com/index.html

[nehalmistry]

nah, none of those appeal to me, i dont want to have to deal with OS passwords just for one little thing, and yes i have tried eudora, it is nice but doesnt quite do this feature..

PS, yeh im a wee-bit paranoid...

[nehalmistry]

thx impact, ill try it out...

[Wombat]

You could also get an e-mail account somewhere else, and let that be your password protection. I keep my mail on a Unix server out there. SSH in, and it's nicely encrypted. Depending on your needs, you could even use hushmail or (ick) hotmail.

[nehalmistry]

Wombat: ssh wouldnt appeal to me, i like my graphical interface

hmm, thebat is downright ugly, but it does the job, unfortunately its not free, i guess i can do something about that... it seems okay..

any other clients?

[Gurm]

Or you could use a real operating system, and just use Outlook. Then nobody can read your mail except for you, because nobody can log in as you except for you.

- Gurm

[spoogenet]

Lotus Notes prompts you for a password immediately upon opening the program, regardless of whether you are pulling your email from a mail server on the corporate network or simply opening a replicated local copy on your own computer. The password is required to open the mail database.

If you want to change users when opening, I believe all you had to do is click the Cancel button and it will prompt you to load up a Notes ID file for whichever user wants to use it.

I've only used it in a corporate environment with one user per system, so I'm not positive on how well it works with multiple users on the same system. It may be worth your time investigating, though.

b

[Gurm]

Lotus Notes is the DEVIL.

That's EVIL with a capital D at the beginning.

DO NOT USE LOTUS NOTES. IT IS A HORRENDOUS FESTERING PUSTULE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ONE OF TAMMY FAYE BAKER'S DISEASED BREASTS.

Just install a real OS. All the security you would ever need, in one convenient package. Otherwise, there are lots of Shareware programs that will add a password to any .exe - check out Winfiles, they have a bunch of 'em.

- Gurm

[spoogenet]

Originally posted by Gurm
Lotus Notes is the DEVIL.

That's EVIL with a capital D at the beginning.

DO NOT USE LOTUS NOTES. IT IS A HORRENDOUS FESTERING PUSTULE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ONE OF TAMMY FAYE BAKER'S DISEASED BREASTS.

I guess I'm not the only one who feels that way. Hey, I only answer the questions....he didn't ask for my opinion.

b

[nehalmistry]

gurm i am using a real os (win 2000) but i dont want to deal with external password apps, or, like i said, OS passwords... well, maybe i'm asking for too much...

so far i found:
thebat!
pocomail
that can do this feature.. i guess one of those is good enough..

[Wombat]

Bah, Outlook doesn't run on any real operating systems.