Thank you, also to Bruce Hagen.
I was not suggesting that Bruce had said that one should move to Outlook,
but if the team has been disbanded, what about bug fixes, stability issues
and the like?
I have other apps from around 2000, incl MS Word, Excel etc whoch work fine
without support, but they had a dose of inputs at the time -- e.g. SR-1 --
did they not?
OE's features as they are seem to suit me fine.
DAS
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"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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Security updates will be supported in OE as long as XP is supported. So
as long as you are happy with the Features of OE, there is no compelling
reason to change.
As for Outlook 2000, there have been 3 newer versions since then. If you
are interested in Outlook, take a look at
Slipstick Systems Outlook and Exchange Solutions Center
http://www.slipstick.com/index.htm
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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Dori A Schmetterling" wrote in message
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I just noticed this comment about no development support for OE and Vista
Windows Mail. I am still on XP SP3 (and will probably remain so when
acquiring a new machine soon, preferring to jump an iteration of
Windows).
You're implying a move to Outlook would be a safe thing to do.
I had another look at Outlook (2000) and found it does not seem to allow
the very convenient custom folders or Groups that one can create in OE,
unless I missed something. And I don't need the personal information
management (PIM) functions as I use another application.
Any comments?
DAS
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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The OE development team, (and the Vista Windows Mail team), were
disbanded in June, 2006. In the past, the OE team would work with the
Office team to make sure things like the Word spell checker was
compatible. There was no one to do this last time around.
There will be no changes to OE ever. It will be supported as long as XP
is, but only as far as security issues go.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA
"Hagar" wrote in message
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I opted for the Office 2003 proofing tools.
I am still curious if that was an oversight, or if MS does not
support OE any longer.
Hagen Sahm
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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You're welcome.
I'm one of the two, but since you didn't reply to your original
thread, who's to know? wink
Which option did you use? A free spell check, or Office 2003 proofing
tools?
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA
"Hagar" wrote in message
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I want to thank both of you for your quick responses.
It worked and it is folks like you who make the Internet
a pleasant experience.
Thanks again
Hagen Sahm