OE vs. Outlook

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What is Outlook from MSFT? It installed with my Office 2000 but I'm not sure
what it is. Looks like it's more than just a news/email proggy
 
Andy said:
What is Outlook from MSFT? It installed with my Office 2000 but I'm
not sure what it is. Looks like it's more than just a news/email
proggy
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Please, tell me you are kidding! I thought everyone (unfortunately)
knew of this beast.

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What is Outlook from MSFT? It installed with my Office
2000 but I'm not sure what it is. Looks like it's more
than just a news/email proggy
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This is possibly the most comprehensible comparison between the two:

http://office.microsoft.com/assista...ID=HA010565781033&CTT=6&Origin=EC010963431033

In case the line above were linewrapped:

http://tinyurl.com/385wp

NB!!! Outlook doesn't have a news client! If you launch the newsreader from
Outlook, it actually opens Outlook Express!

// Bjorn A
 
What is Outlook from MSFT? It installed with my Office 2000 but I'm not sure
what it is. Looks like it's more than just a news/email proggy
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The biggest difference is that Outlook itself is not a News client, so
you need something else (e.g. Outlook Express) to read newsgroups.

The next big difference (and one that *really* annoys me) is that OE
is somewhat brain dead as a Mail program: its printed output is often
a dog's breakfast; you can't delete attachments from emails; you can't
*copy* messages to folders; you can't ... [but you get the idea].


Cheers, Phred.
 
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