The following chart summarizes the comparison.
Individuals who need more information than contained below please contact the Information Commons Help Desk at 978-HELP. Those using a departmental Local Area Network (LAN) should consult with their LAN Administrator as to appropriate e-mail packages for their facility. LAN Administrators should contact the Network Services Group for assistance.
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Thunderbird
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UTORwebmail
| Microsoft Outlook Express
| Microsoft Outlook/Entourage
| Apple Mail
| Windows Mail
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| University of Toronto Help Desk support
| yes
| yes
| yes
| no
| no
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| UTSC Help Desk Support
| yes
| UTSC has own mail system, refers to IC Help Desk for UTORwebmail
| no
| limited
| yes
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| UTM Help Desk Support
| yes
| yes
| yes
| no
| yes
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| Cost
| free
| free
| free
| Requires purchase of Microsoft Office
| Comes with Mac OS X
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| Reliability
| high
| ok
| poor
| medium
| high
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| Speed
| fast
| slow
| medium
| medium
| fast
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| Windows & Macintosh Clients
| yes
| yes
| Windows only
| yes
| Mac only
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| Can access from multiple locations
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
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| Browser Dependence
| none
| Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari suggested
| Requires Internet Explorer
| none
| none
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| Concurrent access to multiple accounts or post offices
| yes
| no
| no
| yes
| yes
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| Offline/ Disconnected Modes
| yes
| no
| yes
| yes
| yes
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| Message Filtering
| yes
| yes
| no
| yes
| yes
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| Access same address book from multiple locations
| no
| yes
| no
| yes, only with OCFO - free from UofT
| yes, only with Apple .mac account and iSync
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| Can avoid storing Password
| yes
| no
| difficult
| yes
| yes
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| Ease of Configuration
| 10 min to configure
| no configuration required
| 10 min to configure
| 15 min to configure
| 10 min to configure
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| Disk space Requirements not including stored messages
| 6MB; 26MB during installation
| 4.9-16MB for Firefox depending on Operating System; Internet Explorer included with Windows XP
| 47MB; 72MB during installation (depends on options selected)
| 20MB; 35MB for installation (depends on options selected)
| Included with operating system
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| Comes Pre-installed with Operating System
| no
| no
| yes
| no
| yes
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