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   From: Hadron    
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   Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike   
   Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:40:45 +0100   
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   Chris  writes:   
      
   > Only one thing is holding me back from moving to Ubuntu - and that is   
   > that I want to keep using my email client, Turnpike.   
   > I've never found anything better in the twelve years I've been using   
   > Turnpike   
   > and it won't run under WINE because it's a Windows namespace shell   
   > extension - i.e. an extension of Windows Explorer.   
   >   
   > Would it be possible to run a fairly stripped down XP in a virtual   
   > machine?   
      
   Run a full one.   
      
   >   
   > Which would be the best virtualisation software for that?   
      
   VMWare.   
      
   >   
   > Would I still need all the security software for XP when it is running   
   > within the virtual machine?   
   > (Anti-virus, anti-trojan, etc.)   
      
   Yes. I believe, but am not 100% sure, the viruses can still effect the   
   underlying image.   
      
   There are heaps of email clients which will meet your needs I am   
   sure. To run xp in vmware to stick with one program is a tad overkill I   
   think but certainly possible.   
      
   But why? Linux is inherently secure in itself and news / email readers   
   such as slrn, mutt and gnus (not to mention the more girly knode, pan   
   and thunderbird) are all secure IMO. Remember, they are sitting on a   
   much more secure permission based file system - and are also simply not   
   so targeted as the ubiquitous Outlook.   
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