<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I use apple mail for all of my email, and I don't miss any features, so you'll have to be more specific in what it lacks. I do augment it with GrowlMail and Mail Act-On, but I don't think Entourage does what either of those utilities do.<div><br></div><div>-- </div><div>- Jon<br><div><div>On Dec 14, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Sharalyn wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div> <font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">I agree that Entourage is a problem because of the single file issue, but mac mail seems to be so lacking in all the great features. <br> <br> <br> On 12/13/08 10:24 AM, "Geoffrey Stevens" <<a href="mailto:studias@msn.com">studias@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">Jon,<br> What you say about entourage ... <br> 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> <br> > From: <a href="mailto:wjschoenenberger@qwest.net">wjschoenenberger@qwest.net</a><br> > To: <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> > <br> > I agree. The only reason I use Entourage is the work email server is <br> > Exchange. Home account is accessed via Mail.<br> > <br> > William<br> > <br> > <br> > William Schoenenberger<br> > Des Moines, IA<br> > <a href="mailto:wjschoenenberger@qwest.net">wjschoenenberger@qwest.net</a><br> > <br> > <br> > On Dec 12, 2008, at 10:05 PM, Jon Thompson wrote:<br> > <br> > > There is no need to use a "supported" email program, and they appear <br> > > to not support mac email clients at all. However, email is based on <br> > > standards, meaning that you can use whatever client you are familiar <br> > > with. Qwest even has setup pages for "unsupported" email clients...<br> > ><br> > > <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. <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> > > Apple mail makes each email a separate file, so it is much less <br> > > likely to have a catastrophic failure.<br> > ><br> > > -- <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> > >> <a href="mailto:wjschoenenberger@qwest.net">wjschoenenberger@qwest.net</a><br> > >><br> > >><br> > >> On Dec 12, 2008, at 8:08 PM, <a href="mailto:treeguy@crosspaths.net">treeguy@crosspaths.net</a> wrote:<br> > >><br> > >>> I just switched to Qwest DSL. I just learned that Qwest does not <br> > >>> support<br> > >>> the above email program. 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