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Exchange, Windows Messaging and Outlook97/98 are in the same family.  They
support the same file formats.  They are upgrades for one another (left to
right) so I don't think you can run more than one of these on a PC.  These
are Microsoft's high end mail programs.  Outlook97/98 also has PIM
(Personal Information Manager) features.

For more information on these programs, see: 
Slipstick Systems Exchange Center 
http://www.slipstick.com/exchange/

Internet Mail and News (IE3) and Outlook Express (IE4) are in the same
family.  These are light weight Internet oriented mail programs which also
support newsgroups.

Nobody knows what Microsoft will support in the future.


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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

Jason Thain <jason@thainjm.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<353a8d42.14043854@news.demon.co.uk>...
> Hi,
> 
> I currently use Pegasus Mail v2.5 but I'm considering migrating to one
> of the Microsoft products.
> 
> The thing is I've got about 3 different  Microsoft email clients on my
> PC.
> 
> These are:
> 
> 1. Microsoft Exchange/Inbox which came with Windows 95 (also known as
> Windows Messaging?)
> 
> 2. MS Outlook, which I think was installed when I installed MS Office
> 97.
> 
> 3. MS Outlook Express (which came as part of MS Internet Explorer 4?).
> 
> My question is, which of these should I use?
> 
> Do they all use the same format for storing mail? Can I use any/all of
> them and store the mail in a central Post Office directory?
> 
> Which of them is the most fully featured? Which stores mail in the
> format which is most likely to continue being supported by Microsoft?
> 
> I don't like to change my mail client too often, and it's essential
> that whichever client I use can a) access my existing mail (if I
> convert it using one of the utilities that are around) and b) uses a
> format that will continue to be portable to another client in the
> future.
> 
> I would continue to use Pegasus, but it's a bit flaky at times, and
> has just corrupted a couple of my email folders.
> 
> Yours confused,
> 
> Jason.
> 

jason@thainjm.demon.co.uk (Jason Thain) writes:

>Hi,

>I currently use Pegasus Mail v2.5 but I'm considering migrating to one
>of the Microsoft products.

>The thing is I've got about 3 different  Microsoft email clients on my
>PC.

>These are:

>1. Microsoft Exchange/Inbox which came with Windows 95 (also known as
>Windows Messaging?)

Don't use this.  It's old and crappy.

>2. MS Outlook, which I think was installed when I installed MS Office
>97.

>3. MS Outlook Express (which came as part of MS Internet Explorer 4?).

Short answer: if your mail server uses POP or IMAP, try Outlook Express.  
If you find that it handles your needs, stick with that.  If not, download
Outlook 98 (www.microsoft.com/outlook), which is available for free download
for the next 90 days or so, and try it in its "Internet mode".  

>Do they all use the same format for storing mail? Can I use any/all of
>them and store the mail in a central Post Office directory?

I'm wondering what you are trying to do.  Are you trying to use a local 
postoffice for a group of people on a LAN?  I think that all but Outlook Express
will work for that purpose.

>Which of them is the most fully featured? Which stores mail in the
>format which is most likely to continue being supported by Microsoft?

Outlook 98 and Outlook Express are both the currently supported clients.
The former is the more fully featured one.

>I don't like to change my mail client too often, and it's essential
>that whichever client I use can a) access my existing mail (if I
>convert it using one of the utilities that are around) and b) uses a
>format that will continue to be portable to another client in the
>future.

I'm not clear what format you're using right now to get to your mail, so
I'm not sure which is the best for you given what your current format is.