| ent"> | | | | Outlook is designed for use with the Internet (SMTP, |
| Outlook Express or MS Outlook email clients are | | | | POP3, and IMAP4), Exchange Server, or any other |
| generally used by home users and business users | | | | standards-based communication system that |
| who need reliability, easy access, email, newsgroup, | | | | supports Messaging Application Programming |
| notes, meeting, and journals etc functionalities with | | | | Interface (MAPI), including voice mail. Outlook is |
| their emails. | | | | based on Internet standards and supports |
| Most of the users find the email clients easy and | | | | today’s most important e-mail, news, and |
| reliable to use because of their user friendly usage | | | | directory standards, including LDAP, MHTML, NNTP, |
| patterns. | | | | MIME, and S/MIME, vCalendar, vCard, iCalendar, and |
| Generally Outlook Express is used by home users and | | | | provides full support for HTML mails. |
| MS Outlook is used by business users. The following | | | | MS Outlook provides same migratory options like |
| article illustrates usage of both the email clients and | | | | Outlook express and enables its users to transfer |
| their advantage perspectives with their respective | | | | messages from Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Schedule+ |
| users. | | | | 1.0, Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0, Lotus Organizer, |
| Outlook Express: | | | | NetManage ECCO, Starfish SideKick, Symantec ACT, |
| Outlook Express comes embedded with MS IE 4.x, | | | | as well as synchronization with leading Personal Digital |
| MS IE 5.x, MS Windows 98 operating system, MS | | | | Assistants (PDAs), such as the 3Com Palm Pilot. |
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) OS, MS Windows | | | | Best email client for you — Outlook Express or |
| 2000 OS and MS Office 98 for Macintosh. Outlook | | | | MS Outlook |
| Express email program proves beneficial for home | | | | There may be times when you have to decide |
| users who can access their emails by dialing to an | | | | between MS Outlook and Outlook Express email |
| Internet service provider (ISP). | | | | clients. Which one to choose? Which email client will |
| Outlook Express works effectively with any Internet | | | | be good for you with its features and functions? |
| standard system — Simple Mail Transfer | | | | First of all check need and scope of using a particular |
| Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), and | | | | email client. |
| Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) and provides full | | | | 1. What do you expect from your email client? |
| support to e-mail standards and news such as | | | | 2. What all features it should have? |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), | | | | 3. Purpose of using the email client? |
| Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension Hypertext | | | | Select Outlook Express, if |
| Markup Language (MHTML), Hypertext Markup | | | | - You need a simple email program to send and |
| Language (HTML), Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail | | | | receive emails. |
| Extensions (S/MIME) and Network News Transfer | | | | - You are a home user and do not require to manage |
| Protocol (NNTP). | | | | meetings, schedules etc. |
| Ability of Outlook express to send and receive emails | | | | - You need only Internet e-mail and newsgroup |
| of multiple email accounts proves advantageous and | | | | functionality (for versions of Windows later than |
| the migration tools enables to import address book, | | | | Microsoft Windows 95, versions of Windows earlier |
| emails from Eudora, Netscape, Microsoft Exchange | | | | than Microsoft Windows 95, Macintosh, and UNIX |
| Server, the Windows Inbox, and Outlook easies the | | | | platforms) |
| task of managing and organizing email messages. | | | | - You work on Office 98 for Macintosh, and you |
| Outlook express provides full support to html settings | | | | want to take advantage of the integration of |
| with which you can customize your messages with | | | | Outlook Express with the version of Office suite. |
| backgrounds and graphics. Built-in stationary designs | | | | Select MS Outlook, if |
| enable you to compose your mail messages with | | | | - You need advanced Internet standards-based e-mail |
| attractive designs, mainly required for special | | | | and discussion group functionality. |
| occasions like birthdays, meetings, parties, | | | | - You need integrated personal calendars, group |
| announcements etc. | | | | scheduling, task, and contact management. |
| MS Outlook: | | | | - You need integrated e-mail and calendaring, |
| MS Outlook is the stand-alone application integrated in | | | | cross-platform clients for versions of Windows later |
| MS Office and Exchange Servers. Outlook provides | | | | than Microsoft Windows 95, versions of Windows |
| integration and performance with IE 5.5 completely | | | | earlier than Microsoft Windows 95, and Macintosh |
| integrated with calendar, contact addresses, drafts, | | | | platforms. |
| meeting scheduling, and notes etc makes MS Outlook | | | | - You work on Office 97, Office 2000, Office XP or |
| perfect email client for business users. | | | | Exchange Server and want to take advantage of the |
| Organization and filtration of email messages makes it | | | | integration of Outlook with this version of the Office |
| easy to work with MS Office applications, which help | | | | suite, and the integration with Exchange Server. |
| in communicating and sharing of emails effectively. | | | | - You require communication and coordination with |
| When working with exchange servers, Outlook | | | | your staff. |
| provides enhanced internet connectivity, workgroup | | | | Thus you can select any of the email clients which |
| information sharing and workflow communications, | | | | suit your need and requirements. |
| public folders, forms, and group scheduling. | | | | |