When I changed to linux I found it very difficult to deal with email
and web browsing. Working in Moscow all I had was older computers with
IE and Outlook Express. Then we got newer (still very old) computers
and those had IE and full Outlook. I didnt like IE and used Firefox
when I could but Outlook I have to say that I never had a problem with.
When I moved to Ubuntu I tried Evolution but found it dragged horribly
when changing screens. I couldnt get it to move to the calendar. It
would just hang. And the more email I got the worse it got.