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Re: Outlook Express

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From: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 00:00
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Simon Phillips <s@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote:

> My question concerns the latest version of Microsoft Outlook Express which
> comes with Internet Explorer 4.01. Does anyone have any opinions about it.

I've neither used it nor seen it, but everything I've heard about it has
been very bad.

> I currently use Claris Emailer but development on this product has stopped
> and I understand that a lot of developers who worked on Emailer defected to
> Outlook Express. 

Hmm...  Possibly, but I doubt it; I suspect they'd rather stick with Mac
development myself, and I can't see why a Wintel developer would be
*particularly* interested in Mac developers.

> I'm tempted to give it a go but would like to know what
> people think about it first? 

If it comes bundled with MS stuff, I'd avoid it like the plague.

btw, because this is a general Mac sort of post, it's probably best off
in the new newsgroup[1] uk.comp.sys.mac, so I've directed followups
there.

Rowland.
[1] All mine!!!!!  <manic laughter>  Sorry, I know it's bad for me.


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From: real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet (Rebecca and Rowland)
Subject: Re: Outlook Express
Date: 1998/06/25
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