** Sometime around 10:47 -0500 1/17/98, Lenroy Jones said:

>Microsoft Outlook (verses) Eudora Pro
>
>Hey, I'm interested in trying to compare the pro's and con's on the
>email software packages; Microsoft Outlook and Eudora Pro.  Does anyone
>know or have information on which package is better and why? A websit
>would be helpful... thanks

Asking whether Outlook is better than Eudora is like asking whether
a Ford Escort is better than a Mercedez-Benz CLK Cabriolet (personal
tastes notwithstanding).

Microsoft is renowned for breaking Internet standards. Steve Dorney
(primary Eudora author) is renowned for following them.

But don't take my word for it. Here is a post that just came across
the list-managers' mailing list at GreatCircle:


--- begin forwarded text

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 19:55:30 -0500
From: Merrill Cook <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Outlook 98 beta
Sender: [log in to unmask]

I just loaded the Outlook 98 beta. I noticed something that looks kinda
odd:

When I reply to a note that has a "Sender" (header) that is different
from the "From:" header, Outlook is including BOTH the sender and the
>From address in the reply.

Don't most list management packages use "list-owner" for the Sender?
Won't this default behavior be pretty nasty to the list-owners who will
now get two copies of each message?

Is there any way to get a loud message to Microsoft to stop doing it
this way, or at least to make it a configurable option that is turned
off by default (so a simple reply goes only to the "From:" field, not
the "sender").

--- end forwarded text


Draw your own conclusions.

- Vince Sabio
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