> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PCI] Anti-Spam Tools > > At 03:04 PM +1000 04/07/2004, David Elmo wrote: Ginny, just in case you have > become a bit attached to OE, I know it has limitations, I don't think it is > Bayesian capable?, but it does have good facilities. Not sure if you know > about them and yet find them inadequate? There are lots of rules and actions > and account options in the Tools menu that are at least worth a look... Sure, > I think that if someone gets a real lot of spam, heavier weapons are needed. > > Ok, I guess I need to jump off this cliff... :) > > David, what do you like in particular about Outlook Express? IOW, what > specific features of OE make it worth the risk of using MS scareware on a Mac? > > - Dan. >
Briefly, it has had everything I have wanted up to now. It looks nice (this is important to me), it is easy to use, it has lots of configurable preferences, is easy to maintain and back-up and the rules and account options are many. OE obviously has had intelligent life creating it. Haven't got this "scareware" thing about MS myself so there is nothing "in particular" that drags me over prior resistance. Perhaps I better not go on listing features I like because I think you probably want to know what good features it might have that other email prgms do not have. And here I have to be silent because I don't really know. I do not recommend it over any other email program but when anyone does use it I find I urge them to at least get to know it before ditching it. But the truth is that MS are likely to stop support for it on the Mac if they have not already. There is an equivalent in MS Office... Entourage ... but it is part of a larger package (and has a horrible name). I prefer to avoid big packages with hidden connections (NS, MS Office). OE stands alone. David Elmo PS. One thing I don't know is what my emails look like when they get there! I simply imagine, without any evidence at all, that they are as lovely as they appear just before I send them in OE :) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
