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   From: Chris    
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   Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike   
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   In article , Bernard Peek    
    writes   
   >In message , 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?   
      
   >I'm pretty sure that TP Connect will run under Wine. I recall seeing    
   >posts about it in demon.ip.support.turnpike some years ago. I did ask    
   >again recently and didn't get confirmation though.   
   >   
   >You can run a Windows OS under VMWare but XP wouldn't be my choice. I    
   >believe that TP will run under NT4 workstation or Windows 98, both of    
   >which are less resource-hungry than XP.   
   >   
   >You shouldn't have to worry about viruses or spyware. If you store the    
   >data and configuration files on a Linux partition then you should be    
   >able to return the virtual machine to its starting state without saving    
   >anything. Any malware that gets past TP will disappear when you close    
   >the session.   
   >   
   >One additional thing that you might like to consider is buying an extra    
   >Turnpike seat and enabling Connect's IMAP server. This should give you    
   >some of the advantages of Turnpike, like mail-routing and    
   >pseudo-newsgroups, while using native Linux clients.   
   >   
   >I have to say that this is all theoretical, I haven't done any of this    
   >yet but I plan to at some point. Like you I haven't found any other    
   >mail/news clients that could replace Turnpike. Which is one of the    
   >reasons why I'm posting to a Linux newsgroup from a Windows machine.   
      
   Thanks for all your comments.   
   The old Turnpike 5 does run under WINE but not the new Turnpike 6, which    
   is the version I'm committed to.   
   Turnpike 6 is deeply embedded in Windows Explorer (unfortunately).   
   Perhaps W2K would be a good virtual OS?   
   --    
   Chris   
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