From:	Ojaste,James [NCR] James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA
Subject:	[OT] Filter Test
Date:	Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:31:17 -0500

XaOs [David Goth] wrote:
> > Oh, shudder. I'm not familiar with Notes Mail... but if it has any of
> the
> > same design philosophy that characterises Lotus ccMail,
> > it should be
> > dragged out into the street and shot.
[snip]
> (Funny how there actually people out in the world that have found that
> through superior product design, MS has achieved market dominance.) Not
> that
> I could disagree that they are anti-competitive, nor that their products
> achieve a remarkable level of bloat and numerous problems. I'd just
> contend
> that those problems should present themselves as opportunities for MS's
> competitors. Hopefully this will end up being the case in the near future.
>
Superior product design? You wouldn't be talking about Exchange /
Outlook, would you? If so, I'd have to question your sanity. I
use Exchange because I have to here at work, but at home I get to use
Mutt (I'll probably try out Balsa once it really gets going).

Admittedly, Exchange has a lot of features - most of which are useless
or just painful. And if you've ever tried to comprehend what MS was
piping through their "ventilation" ducts when they came up with MAPI
will have a good idea why... ;-)

James Ojaste