Outlook vs. Entourage

I realize that this question might seem somewhat naive... I have been
on the phone with numerous tech support people regarding issues with
setting up entourage to a microsoft exchange server and no one has ever
mentioned that Outlook for Mac exists, and (or) is easier to use. Is
this the case? If so, is it exactly like the one for a PC?

Thanks... sorry for "wordy" question.


MJ

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"jaffm1234" wrote:

> I realize that this question might seem somewhat naive... I have been
> on the phone with numerous tech support people regarding issues with
> setting up entourage to a microsoft exchange server and no one has ever
> mentioned that Outlook for Mac exists, and (or) is easier to use. Is
> this the case? If so, is it exactly like the one for a PC?

Outlook 2001 for Mac exists for Mac OS 9 clients. It can be run in
Classic mode under Mac OS X if necessary, but it is a pain to configure
if your Mac won't natively boot into Mac OS 9. And, no, it's not
completely like Outlook for Windows and is missing many of the more
advanced features.

Also, Microsoft's support policy for software if for five years. Outlook
2001 will no longer be supported as of sometime this year. You'd be
better off using Entourage or another email client that is compatible
with the mail protocols (POP/SMTP, IMAP or Exchange/WebDAV) that your
Exchange server is using.

Hope this helps! bill
--
William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows)