<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Geoff,<div><br></div><div>I assume if you are using hotmail, you are not actually using an application other than your web browser. This means that all of your data is located on Microsoft's servers at all times, and you are just using a web browser to view it. In that instance, there is no data on your computer at all, and it is Microsoft's responsibility to back it up and keep it safe.<div><br></div><div>-- Jon<br><div><div>On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Geoffrey Stevens wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Jon,<br>What you say about entourage ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><pre>I would recommend against entourage, and toward Apple mail. <br>> Entourage stores all of your mail in one giant file, which means <br>> that each backup takes the space of that file each time you backup. <br>> Plus if you have a corruption of that file, you are potentially out <br>> your data.<br><br>I use MSN Hotmail - is that a same problem as you say about entourage?<br>Geoff<br></pre><br>> From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:wjschoenenberger@qwest.net">wjschoenenberger@qwest.net</a><br>> To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dmmug@dmmug.org">dmmug@dmmug.org</a><br>> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Entourage issue<br>> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:16:55 -0600<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> I agree. The only reason I use Entourage is the work email server is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> Exchange. Home account is accessed via Mail.<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> William<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> William Schoenenberger<br>> Des Moines, IA<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:wjschoenenberger@qwest.net">wjschoenenberger@qwest.net</a><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> On Dec 12, 2008, at 10:05 PM, Jon Thompson wrote:<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > There is no need to use a "supported" email program, and they appear<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > to not support mac email clients at all. However, email is based on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > standards, meaning that you can use whatever client you are familiar<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > with. Qwest even has setup pages for "unsupported" email clients...<br>> ><br>> ><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.qwest.com/internethelp/email/entourage.html">http://www.qwest.com/internethelp/email/entourage.html</a><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I would recommend against entourage, and toward Apple mail.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > Entourage stores all of your mail in one giant file, which means<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > that each backup takes the space of that file each time you backup.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > Plus if you have a corruption of that file, you are potentially out<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > your data.<br>> ><br>> > Apple mail makes each email a separate file, so it is much less<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > likely to have a catastrophic failure.<br>> ><br>> > --<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> > - Jon<br>> > On Dec 12, 2008, at 9:08 PM, William Schoenenberger wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Doug<br>> >><br>> >> I use Entourage and have DSL.<br>> >><br>> >> DSL does not care what email program you use.<br>> >><br>> >> William<br>> >> William Schoenenberger<br>> >> Des Moines, IA<br>> >><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:wjschoenenberger@qwest.net">wjschoenenberger@qwest.net</a><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> On Dec 12, 2008, at 8:08 PM,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:treeguy@crosspaths.net">treeguy@crosspaths.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br>> >><br>> >>> I just switched to Qwest DSL. I just learned that Qwest does not<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> >>> support<br>> >>> the above email program. Is there a simple tweak that will make them<br>> >>> friendly or do I need to purchase Outlook Express 6 for the Mac<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> >>> (10.4.11)<br>> >>><br>> >>> Doug Blakely<br>> >>><br>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>> DMMUG mailing list<br>> >>> Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br>> >>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</a><br>> >>> Use this page to modify subscription options:<br>> >>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</a><br>> >>><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> DMMUG mailing list<br>> >> Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br>> >><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</a><br>> >> Use this page to modify subscription options:<br>> >><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</a><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > DMMUG mailing list<br>> > Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br>> ><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</a><br>> > Use this page to modify subscription options:<br>> ><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</a><br>> ><br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> DMMUG mailing list<br>> Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</a><br>> Use this page to modify subscription options:<br>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>DMMUG mailing list<br>Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br><a href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</a><br>Use this page to modify subscription options:<br><a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</a></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>