Luca Rescigno on 9/19/02 9:21 AM wrote: > About the database corruption, I think it also has to do with Outlook > Express. Many people use Outlook Express, and it actually is easily > corrupted. I've heard a few people reporting the same problem I had - > on startup, a dialog box pops up saying "The end of file was reached." > There is no explanation given, it's absolutely impossible to get into > the program, and reinstalling it doesn't help. It might possibly work > if you reformat and reinstall the system, but I'm not sure. > > Since Entourage looks a lot like OE and since they're both by MS, I can > see why there would be some confusion. I haven't used Entourage so I > don't know what it's like.
I've been using Outlook Express since v.3 and have yet to lose any data. I've rebuilt the data base every few months as it get a bit bloated but have not had a serious problem in the several years I've used it. And I know I push it's limits with all my folders and subfolders. I track 11 email addresses and I'm currently storing 17,465 messages (and I just recently purged about 4000 old messages). I love that my Rules can redirect mail from all my mail lists and clients, to their designated folders. I'm also smart enough to do a regular backup of the Identities folder which stores my database, because no program is perfect and I'm sure that one day I will loose everything. But I haven't yet needed to call on one of these backups. I'm on the fence right now about switching to Apple's Mail because OE5 is really the only application I currently run in classic and I'm not willing to spring for a full version of Office X just to get Entourage. I really wish MS had decided to make Outlook OSX compatible. -Mark -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
