M Henri Day wrote:
2007/7/20, Al Balmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:21:22 -0600, John Meyer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Harold Fuchs wrote:
>> OpenOffice does not include a mail program any more than MS Office
>> does. There are several free mail programs available. Mozilla's
>> Thunderbird is among the best. Google for it. This message is being
>> sent with it.
>>
>
>I may be a little bit confused by that. Isn't Outlook (not outlook
>express) a part of Office?
>
Yes, it's included in Office Standard, but not in Office Home and
Student.
--
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ
To return to Mario Fonseca's original query, Thunderbird corresponds much
more closely to Outlook than it does to the superannuated and vastly
inferior Outlook Express. As a non-user of Outlook, I'm far from
expert on
this matter, but from what others have written, it seems possible to
closely
integrate Outlook with Microsoft Office, which type of integration is
requested by certain users. Is it possible, for those who so desire, to
integrate Thunderbird as closely with OOo as Outlook is to Microsoft
Office
?...
Henri
A bit off topic but useful info for this group ...
a) It may no longer be true but my memory tells me that the *full
benefits* of Outlook require a specialised ("Exchange") server,
typically a corporation's, whereas Outlook Express is much more limited
and therefore doesn't benefit from the use of such a server.
b) In what way(s) does Thunderbird correspond more closely to Outlook
than it does to Outlook Express? Among other things, Outlook has group
scheduling, personal calendars, workflow facilities, shared mailboxes
and discussion group capability. Does TB have those?
c) Most users I've come across, certainly individuals and small to
medium businesses, don't use Outlook even if they use MS Office;
instead they use Outlook Express.
d) Yes, I was not strictly accurate. The "Office Standard" and upwards
versions of MS Office come with Outlook. The cheapest version of MS
Office Standard I can find here in the UK is £293.48 whereas the
cheapest Home & Student version, which does not include Outlook, is £89.48.
Seems to me that, given those prices, saying Office Standard and higher
versions "come with" Outlook is an interesting use iof the English language.
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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