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Article #1797Re: unix-based outlook client
From: Barry
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 00:00
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Outlook, like Exchange can be configured to connect to pop servers, but a server running Exchange/Outlook (part of Backoffice - I prefer to call it Backpassage) can only talk to an Exchange/Outlook client... They provide extra things apart from mail and I don't see MS availing the technology to the Unix community.. Bob Halloran <rkh@ucs.att.com> wrote in article <338D96CD.78DA4F6E@ucs.att.com>... > Richard Keech Open Systems Group wrote: > > > > help, > > > > i'm about to be subjected to having to use MS Outlook and windows 97 > > on my desktop at work. is there such a thing as a unix-based > > Outlook-compatible mail client to save me from this fate? > > > > put more generally, what are the options for a unix-based desktop to > > properly inter-operate within a thoroughly microsoftened organisation? > > > > thanks > > > > Richard Keech > > As I understand it, Outlook is an NNTP news/POP mail client for MS > users. > > Netscape would give you both of these. Your only issue would be MS file > attachments, and finding a Unix app to work them with. We use NCD's > Wincenter > at this site to support Sun developers accessing Windoze apps (no > endorsement > to be implied). > > Bob Halloran > AT&T Universal Card > Jacksonville FL rkh@ucs.att.com > > ObDisc: If I were speaking for AT&T, they'd be paying me better... >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f72b0,32121be178609e96 X-Google-Attributes: gidf72b0,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,32121be178609e96 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: 10d053,32121be178609e96 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d053,public X-Google-Thread: 11035d,32121be178609e96 X-Google-Attributes: gid11035d,public From: "Barry" <hammers@poboxes.com> Subject: Re: unix-based outlook client Date: 1997/06/02 Message-ID: <01bc6f31$4111d6a0$7439868b@default> X-Deja-AN: 245589625 References: <xia67w5tas9.fsf@colesmyer.com.au> <338D96CD.78DA4F6E@ucs.att.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.solaris,aus.computers.sun,aus.computers.linux