You only need outlook on the machine that sends out the emails.
the emails sent out are HTML and can be used/consumed by any email client.
So, you need the office suite if you going to use access (it makes sense if
you using ms-access that you need ms-access!!!).
And, if you using the email "gathering" feature, then you need outlook. it
is outlook that accepts those incoming "responses".
So, your end uses can use any kind of email system. Even web based ones like
Hot or Gmail.
However, on the programming and database end. If you using access to do
this, then you need access. And if you use the email gathering feature, it
requires and relies on outlook features.
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Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
(E-Mail Removed)