Subj : Can I *NOT* install Outlook Express? To : Stewart Honsberger From : Ross Cassell Date : Tue Nov 13 2001 07:06 am Hello Stewart! 12 Nov 01 21:30, you wrote to Steven Horn: SH> Because nine out of ten Microsoft penetrations of late have entered SH> systems through OutLook? Because some might not like having software SH> forced upon them? Because some people don't have the budget for SH> unlimited HDD space? Because some see Outlook's buggy core as far SH> outweighing any user-friendliness or feature set? Because it's their SH> computer and they prefer to have control over its contents, rather SH> than Microsoft? Outlook poses no harm if it is not used,, I have Outlook on both machines, in fact 2 versions on one of them, havent used them in ages. Of course Outlook is harmless if: [A] Full version configured not as a Internet email client [B] and used on a "intranet" [C] Not used.. == Ross http://www.easternstar.info (WEB Server Temporarily Down) recassell@charter.net, ross@the-estar.com ICQ = 5305939 .... The R12 Peacock, The Only Survivor Of A Botched Abortion. --- GoldED+/W32 1.1.5-20011017 * Origin: The Eastern Star [Mail Hub] - 864.573.7069 (1:18/500) .