Outlook Express v.X
Any word on it?
Has Microsoft given up working on the free Mac e-mail client? It wouldn't surprise me if they did and decided to start making people buy Office to get the full-featured Entourage.
OT: wtf were they thinking when they named it Entourage? Why couldn't they stick with "Outlook" so Windows users aren't confused when they hear about "Entourage" on the Mac? Oh well. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
Has Microsoft given up working on the free Mac e-mail client? It wouldn't surprise me if they did and decided to start making people buy Office to get the full-featured Entourage.
OT: wtf were they thinking when they named it Entourage? Why couldn't they stick with "Outlook" so Windows users aren't confused when they hear about "Entourage" on the Mac? Oh well. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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Actually Entourage is a crippled version of Wintel Outlook. Outlook does Exchange Server mail, and POP mail, as well as PIM stuff for workgroups, i.e. group calendaring, shared appointments etc. It would be nice if MS actually included Outlook in the Mac version of Office.
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Okay, let's get this straight.
Microsoft Outlook is for Exchange server only. On Windows and on Mac. That's it. It does not do POP mail on either platform.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sorry Tonton, but thats not true. I have Outlook 2000 (Windows) configured to check my POP mail and it works perfectly (in the limits of MS technology that is).
I have no clue how it works that way, I don't like Outlook at all.
"Outlook", that is one weird word. Read it about 10 times and focus on it. Weird. (I swear I'm not high)
Then I changed jobs last month, and now I use ... Novell GroupWise. (shudder) It's like going back to the Dark Ages.
Back on topic ... OS X already comes with a free e-mail program. What would Microsoft have to gain by bringing OE to X?
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Then again, I do also have Outlook Express installed (its on there by default... damn Windows... installs crap everywhere) so I can't confirm if Outlook will work without OE installed to check POP mail. Don't see why not though.
I have Outlook97 at work here and there is no POP, thats for sure.
WHY make a carbonized OE? Well, what other free email client can you use to check your hotmail account with? And, to be honest, Mail.app is just ok... its not that great. Just an 'average' app
<strong>OOOH! I'm all dizzy and confused... </strong><hr></blockquote>
It's not that difficult:
Outlook = Microsoft Exchange Email Client (Mac & Windows)
Outlook Express = Free Email Client (Mac & Windows)
Control Panels -> Add/Remove Programs -> Outlook Express
Uninstall it. Try and check your mail from Outlook, tell me what happens.
You *can* confirm it if you like.
<strong>It would be nice if MS actually included Outlook in the Mac version of Office.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why? You can just download it.
I've tried reconfiguring the OS X mail app but it still doesn't work. The " tech support " guy on the phone said he didn't know if Entourage in X ( I just got Office x ) would work. Also they might be able to try to help me with the OS X app but, they might have to charge me $ 30.00 or so!