Darren New schrieb:
> clipka wrote:
>> (how stupid is this: You can't import from Outlook .pst files unless 
>> Outlook is installed)
>
> Makes perfect sense when you realize Outlook is supplying the 
> libraries to read and write its data structures. It's like complaining 
> the database is stupid because you need the database manager to read 
> the tables. :-) That's how Windows is designed - that's what 
> "component" software is all about.
While I do understand why it makes sense technically, still it's stupid 
from the usability point of view, as probably everyone who re-installed 
Windows (carefully backing up the whole hard disk first), and then 
decided to switch over from Outlook to TB in the process, will happily 
confirm for sure.

Following your argument, Open Office couldn't possibly be expected to 
read Microsoft Word documents without Word installed; now how stupid 
would *that* be? :-P

>> So here we go - first newsgroup posting test with T'bird...
>
> Worked!
Great!

Now I wonder what happens if I reply in HTML format (and make full use 
of some essential features like using *bold*, /italics/ or 
_underline_...?) - especially how that will show up in the web interface.

(Speaking of which, I'm already pleased with how well-behaved the TB 
mail editor seems to be regarding quoted lines in HTML-format replies. 
Outlook really sucked at that.)

>> (Next thing on the agenda: Replace IE with Firefox...?)
>
> That works too, perhaps even easier.
Sure - there's not much to migrate there, and the favorites are 
essentially links living in a special directory, so no proprietary 
format involved.

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