[Discussion] JAVA e-mail clients and OS/2.

[Andy Willis]

> Short:
>     Does anyone use the Java e-mail client Columba on a recent release ( 2 n ) of eComStation, and/or does anyone know if the 2.0 release is/will be up to the current release with Java?
> 
> Long:
> I used the JAVA app PolarBar for a long while, liking that I could use it on eComstation 1.2, that it saved it's posts in clear text, and also have it run on W2K (where it never worked properly but would allow me to sent attachments).  But  eComStation 1.2 is behind the curve with JAVA updates and PolarBar wouldn't send attachments because of this, and, besides that PolarBar's no longer supported.
>   Upgrading my OS/2 and Windoze platforms (every 5 years or so, whether they need it or not), I found the Java e-mail client Columba (http://sourceforge.net/projects/columba/).  First platform to complete* was Windoze and Columba seems very nice: stable, all the features I need, makes sense in the way it operates.  I'm waiting for eCs 2.0 GA to start building a new machine and am hoping Columba works there so I can avoid Win most of the time.
> 
> Cheers,
> John K
> 
I had never heard of it before... can't say I'll care to use it myself but I am replying with it from an eCS 1.2 system now.  I installed the Windows version via the Innotek Runtime method with ar5os2.  I am using Java15.  I do have swingswt in place but I am not sure if this app is requiring it.  There is no Java15 for OS/2 but by taking installing Java15 onto a Windows machine and copying the files to OS/2 (1.5_07 to be specific) and then copying the executables from Java 1.4_09 from the Innotek Java over the Java 1.5_07 exectutables it does function.  Java 1.4_09 did not work for this.  
Andy

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