Hi Reima, This is the automated reply I got from Open Office regarding an email I sent to them about 'Outlook" - not much help but just background info for you
Cheers Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 19 May 2006 4:11 AM To: Paul Francis Subject: Re: [users] Do I still need to use Microsoft Outlook, etc? [THIS IS AN AUTOMATED RESPONSE THAT *MAY* HELP YOU UNTIL OTHER REAL LIFE VOLUNTEERS RESPOND TO YOU] Hi, Thank you for your recent email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The OpenOffice.org project welcomes your participation. The mailing list [email protected] is normally for subscribed posters only, but we also want to help new users of OpenOffice.org so we allow other emails into onto our mailing list. Since you have received this autoresponse, it means that your email has been allowed onto the mailing list, even though you aren't subscribed, and may be read by many, many other users. The vast majority of other users on this mailing list are volunteers who are happy to share information with others and frequently help other users. The normal ettiquette on mailing lists is to respond only to the list address and not directly to the email address of the person asking the question. Though many of the list members will notice that you are not subscribed and will send a copy of their response to you, this is not always the case. Therefore, you may not receive all responses at your email address. Please also remember that you should always reply to [email protected] only, and not directly to the person helping you. There are literally thousands of people participating in the mailing list. Others on the list can also help. Also, by replying to the mailing list, everyone benefits from the questions asked and the solutions provided. 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We do have filters to prevent virus and spam going to the mailing list, but this may not stop mail harvesters from getting your email address for spam. Other useful resources include : - http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ : where many questions that are frequently asked have been answered or http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/index.html - http://documentation.openoffice.org : where you will find alot of relevant documentation; - http://www.ooforum.org : an online help forum; - http://OOoDocs.org : extra documentaion; - http://OOExtras.org : has templates, artwork, labels, etc - http://OOoMacros.org : has extra macros and documentation - http://codesnippets.services.openoffice.org : has macro examples I hope that some of the above has been helpful for you, CP Hennessy P.S. If are already a member and are receiving this message, then your email address is not be recognized. Please check the email address you used to subscribe and the email address you used to post your message. 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