On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 09:35:31PM +1000, Heracles wrote: > Simon Bryan wrote: > > ><snip> > > > >Similar issue with the Department of Education and their Back to School > >Allowance. It is an Access Database that you import the details into then > >export a file to disk. SOme genius decided that it would be a good idea to > >allow them to be emailed back - cept the option to still save to disk > >comes after the automated email link, and that won't work unless you have > >MS OUtlook installed, so instead you get an 'Error 498398' and you can't > >export the file to send in! The programmers response was that all I have > >to do is to install Outlook as my default email client and it will work - > >I declined the offer. This is an example of stupid or lazy programming > >rather than conspiracy. I believe the higher ups have told the programmer > >to fix it. > > > > > > > > > You may be waiting a while for this to happen. The DET have an agreement > with Microsoft which they have recently re-signed. Aren't government departments governed by some fair access or equal access policy!
> > Stay well and happy > Heracles > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >
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