Windows 7: Outlook lock-in could vanish with new open source projects

Lordbob75 · 24 May 2010

Outlook lock-in could vanish with new open source projects

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Back in February, Microsoft released public specifications for PST files, the databases used by Outlook for storing and archiving e-mail. To these specifications, Microsoft has now added a pair of developer-oriented open source projects: the PST Data Structure View Tool for cracking open PSTs to browse inside them, and the PST File Format SDK, a cross-platform C++ library for working with PST files programmatically.

Source: Outlook lock-in could vanish with new open source projects

Woohoo!

~Lordbob

surfasb · 26 May 2010

When there is a comparable product to the Exchange/Outlook duo, THEN people will migrate. Currently, there is nothing that provides the power, flexibility and ease of Exchange/Outlook.

Lordbob75 · 27 May 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by surfasb

When there is a comparable product to the Exchange/Outlook duo, THEN people will migrate. Currently, there is nothing that provides the power, flexibility and ease of Exchange/Outlook.

Thunderbird does a pretty good job actually.

~Lordbob

z3r010 · 27 May 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Lordbob75

Thunderbird does a pretty good job actually.

~Lordbob

With exchange?

Lordbob75 · 27 May 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by z3r010

Quote: Originally Posted by Lordbob75

Thunderbird does a pretty good job actually.

~Lordbob

With exchange?

Oh I see. I actually don't know, but I would assume not.

In that case, no nothing can match it.

~Lordbob

Dave76 · 28 May 2010

Will be interesting to see what comes from this release.

Might rev up the e-mail software available, hope we see improvements now that it will be easier for people to switch to another program.

How does this fit into the MS cloud plan?

Windows 7: Outlook lock-in could vanish with new open source projects

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