I'm glad to be rid of Outlook at home and I stubbornly like Mail.app, despite my style comments. When I install 10.2, I might even kiss the occasional buggy error messages good-bye. I'm content to know that style should best be saved for word processing. At work, however, we were just taken over to Outlook Exchange from Eudora. I also got a much more lengthy new path for my email address (gone is the simple and easy to remember UNIX address). Some of my colleagues LOVE the calendar. As the Apple Turns just ran an item on Apple choosing another app over iCal for internal use, I'm not yet using Outlook's calendar, nor iCal. Anyone using iCal in concert with Mail.app? In case I decide that my memory can no longer serve as my application of choice (there are signs I need to upgrade), I might want to see how easy or not it is to use iCal , albeit without PDA. Donald On Saturday, October 12, 2002, at 02:09 PM, Alan Sargent wrote:
> At 09:58 PM 11/10/02 -0400, Donald Keenan dkeenan2-at-nycap.rr.com > wrote: >> >> options on the menu with send/attach/address/etc. Maybe I'm really >> confused, but I thought that was an option in Outlook and hotmail for >> Windows. >> However, if plain text is the only way to go for email, I suppose it >> shouldn't be an issue for me. When I first got a mac (Pismo running OS >> 9), Outlook had the style options individually built into the menu. > > You may notice that the repetition of "Outlook" and "Hotmail" here. > Having > all these styles on its bar to easily put into a message was Microsoft's > attempt to make email a Microsoft format instead of a simple, open one. > All > those using other mailers who complained were told they should just use > Outlook Express, which was free anyway. Eventually, most other mailers > were > forced to attempt to display these styles or be out of the market. > (Fortunately it hasn't gone as far as in word-processing, where if you > can't use a DOC file, you get a blank "what else is there?" response.) > Thus > along with red 48 point italics, you can now get emails that pop open > penis > enlargement ads with graphic illustrations, while simultaneously an > Outlook > virus is busily sending copies of random documents for your disk to > everyone in your address book. > > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
