"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:08:58 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Yeah anyway...back to the subject. Why is Outlook Express awful?

I found it useful in the work environment, and gearheads loved it.
It's a corporate communications/scheduling solution, and works well.
It's complex, has a steep learning curve, and capabilities most never
use. I've heard it can be exploited by hackers, but in the corporate
environment I was in that seldom happened, due to full-time employees
being there to stop that type of thing.
I've used Agent since before Outlook was around, and though there's
some learning curve to pull it's capabilities, it's simpler than
Outlook and easier to use - I think.
It's all personal preference once you get past security/data
integrity. My preference is always simplicity combined with
native ease of data backup. I just don't like *ever* losing
anything unless it's my decision.
I don't do scheduling anymore, or group e-mailing anymore, so I don't
miss Outlook at all. Some hate it just because it's MS.
I'm still using a shareware VB address book app I bought 10 years
ago (called Lifetime) for my address book, but frankly, Notepad
would do, and just a little attention to formatting and doing a find
makes it work well. And plain text has it's benefits. Space is
cheap.

--Vic

I think the question was about Outlook Express not Outlook. I'm sure you
realize they are two different animals.