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 |
UTORwebmail | Microsoft Outlook Express | Microsoft Outlook/Entourage | Apple Mail | Windows Mail | |
| University of Toronto Help Desk support | yes | yes | yes | no | no | |
| UTSC Help Desk Support | yes | UTSC has own mail system, refers to IC Help Desk for UTORwebmail | no | limited | yes | |
| UTM Help Desk Support | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | |
| Cost | free | free | free | Requires purchase of Microsoft Office | Comes with Mac OS X | |
| Reliability | high | ok | poor | medium | high | |
| Speed | fast | slow | medium | medium | fast | |
| Windows & Macintosh Clients | yes | yes | Windows only | yes | Mac only | |
| Can access from multiple locations | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Browser Dependence | none | Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari suggested | Requires Internet Explorer | none | none | |
| Concurrent access to multiple accounts or post offices | yes | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Offline/ Disconnected Modes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | |
| Message Filtering | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| 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 | |
| Can avoid storing Password | yes | no | difficult | yes | yes | |
| Ease of Configuration | 10 min to configure | no configuration required | 10 min to configure | 15 min to configure | 10 min to configure | |
| 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 | |
| Comes Pre-installed with Operating System | no | no | yes | no | yes |