Windows equavalent software for Ubunutu

[ranjan2001]

HI Guys I am new user of linux I need some comparable software for linux.
There are so many pre installed but I don't know what they do have never heard about their names so don't know if I need more or they are built in.
I am using x64bit ultimate edition of ubunutu 8.04

Windows software list is as follows.
groupmail free - sending bulk mail but 1-1 so its not considered spam
roboform - its not made for linux but any other software which can save/ fill password in firefox.

I will keep on adding to this thread as I discover more of my need.

Posting it 1st time from a linux desktop

[Rahim]

Congrats buddy!!!
Firefox can save passwords and if you like Opera then it can do both, filling forms and password management.
Thunderbird/Evolution would take care of Pop Mail (can install webmail extension for Thunderbird and check Yahoo, GMail, Hotmail, etc.
Hope this helps.

[ranjan2001]

Thanks buddy,
I just discovered something called wine I can install most windows software under it..........................hey great best of both worlds.

I tried pop peeper that works under wine perfectly but groupmail free could not install properly giving some errors with some dll files.

Roboform installing is bit typical under wine so I still need some thing for linux.

Does thunderbird or evoulation work with rediffmail?

[Rahim]

It doesnt support Rediffmail

Most popular appz will work fine with Wine, even Games!!!

[ranjan2001]

Ok then poppeeper will do the job under wine, but groupmail does not install so need some other option for it.

[Rahim]

OK Ranjan just wait for others to reply to this query, i myself have no expereince with groupmail or wine.

[FilledVoid]

I use Evolution for my mail purposes. but I am using it with gmail and my web site account not rediffmail.

As for passwords. Enter in your passwords while using firefox and it will give you the option to save it.

[ranjan2001]

it gives me the option to save it but it does not fill it for you automatically or does it do that????

you have to remember the 1st few letters of ID then it will show you the option to fill in, I have over 280 site logins so its impossible to remember all of them.

Found a good source of linux applications
http://linuxappfinder.com

should be useful for other members too.

found a roboform kind of software, lets see how it works with firefox.
http://linuxappfinder.com/package/passwordmaker

[Rahim]

^You seem to answer your own questions Nice going, who need us!!!!

[coolpcguy]

@ranjan2001 Try KWallet, it's KDE based, but pretty good

[sourav123]

Originally Posted by ranjan2001

it gives me the option to save it but it does not fill it for you automatically or does it do that????

you have to remember the 1st few letters of ID then it will show you the option to fill in, I have over 280 site logins so its impossible to remember all of them.

You can save password for each sites you login to in Firefox. It will ask for that option everytime you login to a site. Next time when you visit the site, it will automatically fill both the User-ID and password for you.

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by ranjan2001

groupmail free - sending bulk mail but 1-1 so its not considered spam

Probably xampp + php mailer script can achive the same. I haven't tried groupmail so don't know the features it has.
phpmailer - http://phpmailer.codeworxtech.com/
There should be other mail scripts too. Maybe if you list the features you require then it can be searched around.

[ranjan2001]

Originally Posted by coolpcguy

Try KWallet, it's KDE based, but pretty good

Does kwallet allows you to work with existing passwords same as roboform does?

I tried passwordmaker but it cannot do that (at least I could not find how) it will only generate its own password for all my sites & only then it will remember the login info. I cant change all my passwords for using it.

[FilledVoid]

Please forgive my ignorance but how exactly does the browser which saves passwords does nto accomplish what you are trying to do? Example. I can directly access my yahoo mail, hotmail, gmail , digit forum , hosting account blah blah from my browser. Is this what you are trying to do?

[ranjan2001]

1. I would not like to save my bank/credit cards login info in a browser

2. firefox saves login/passwords but does not fill it automatically for you on all the sites.

Does it do it for you at www.rediff.com , for me it does not & I have type 1st 2-3 letters of my id then it gives me a drop down menu to choose my id from the list bcoz there are other rediff ids of my family members, so I still have to remember my id where as roboform does that automatically.

[ranjan2001]

Originally Posted by coolpcguy

@ranjan2001 Try KWallet, it's KDE based, but pretty good

I installed kwallet but how do I use it so it can automatically fill my password when I visit a website in firefox?
I don't see it in firefox like we get roboform toolbar