ROT13 Outlook XP newsreader

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My ROT13 function seems to have stopped working, I think this has been
since I installed SP2 but I'm not certain.
This is in Outlook XP Newsreader - another name for OE...

Any ideas?
TIA
 
Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news groups.

You can also find some good Outlook Express information here:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.


After a lot of head-scratching, mb asked:

| My ROT13 function seems to have stopped working, I think this has been
| since I installed SP2 but I'm not certain.
| This is in Outlook XP Newsreader - another name for OE...
|
| Any ideas?
| TIA
 
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of
them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news
groups.
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Then why does it say "Outlook Newsreader"? Hmmmm?
 
To confuse you.
Looks like it worked.
It is Outlook Express.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
mb said:
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of
them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news
groups.
Click to expand...

Then why does it say "Outlook Newsreader"? Hmmmm?
Click to expand...
 
Russ Valentine said:
To confuse you.
Looks like it worked.
It is Outlook Express.
Click to expand...


I know what it is.
Looks like it's confusing you too (two). Neither of you seem to know why
it's called Outlook newsreader when in actual fact, it's OE.
 
That's because we're not the developers. One conjecture world be that they
were trying to make a distinction between Outlook Express and Outlook
Express running in news-only mode.
 
I know what it is.
Looks like it's confusing you too (two). Neither of you seem to know why
it's called Outlook newsreader when in actual fact, it's OE.
Click to expand...

It's called Outlook newsreader so that people will ask the questions
in the wrong newsgroup and then intimate that others don't know what
they are talking about. It's one of the many reasons I use Forte Agent
(also not part of Outlook) for my news reader.

--
Chris Scharff
MessageOne
http://www.messageone.com

-- ROT13 for valid SMTP address --
 
Chris Scharff said:
It's called Outlook newsreader so that people will ask the questions
in the wrong newsgroup and then intimate that others don't know what
they are talking about. It's one of the many reasons I use Forte Agent
(also not part of Outlook) for my news reader.
Click to expand...


If I get an answer from a supposed MVP which goes: "To confuse you..."
Then I have to assume he doesn't know what he's talking about.

If an application is called "*Outlook* Newsreader", then I feel I am being
reasonable in asking a question about it in an *Outlook* newsgroup.

I also very much doubt that it's called "Outlook Newsreader" so that I
will post questions in the wrong newsgroup. Well spotted that Forte Agent
is not part of Outlook, you people amaze me with your boundless knowledge.
 
It is called Outlook Newsreader because it can be directly accessed from
Outlook, and because it opens in a different mode when accessed from
Outlook. It is essentially Outlook Express, but it opens in newsreader
only mode, without Inbox and email capabilities.

Patty
MS MVP 1999-2000

-----Original Message-----
From: mb [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Saturday, September 25, 2004 9:11 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.outlook.general
Conversation: ROT13 Outlook XP newsreader
Subject: Re: ROT13 Outlook XP newsreader


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It's called Outlook newsreader so that people will ask the questions
in the wrong newsgroup and then intimate that others don't know what
they are talking about. It's one of the many reasons I use Forte Agent
(also not part of Outlook) for my news reader.
Click to expand...


If I get an answer from a supposed MVP which goes: "To confuse you..."
Then I have to assume he doesn't know what he's talking about.

If an application is called "*Outlook* Newsreader", then I feel I am
being
reasonable in asking a question about it in an *Outlook* newsgroup.

I also very much doubt that it's called "Outlook Newsreader" so that I
will post questions in the wrong newsgroup. Well spotted that Forte
Agent
is not part of Outlook, you people amaze me with your boundless
knowledge.
 
The assumption you should have made is simply that said MVP has a sense of
humor. Clearly you were asking an unanswerable, rhetorical question. You
should expect to get some levity in the reply.
 
If I get an answer from a supposed MVP which goes: "To confuse you..."
Then I have to assume he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Click to expand...

When it comes to Outlook Express, you are absolutely correct (at least
in my case). That is why 3 separate MVPs have attempted to point you
to the newsgroup with deals with Outlook Express. You can continue to
ask questions about an OE component with a misleading label in a
newsgroup where you are unlikely to receive an answer, or you could
follow the advice you've been given and ask in a newsgroup which is
dedicated to the product you are asking about.

In your original post you indicate knowledge of the fact it is an OE
component. I'm not sure why being pointed to the OE newsgroups for
assistance is an anathema to you.

--
Chris Scharff
MessageOne
http://www.messageone.com

-- ROT13 for valid SMTP address --
 
In the last exciting episode, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]"
Clearly you were asking an unanswerable, rhetorical question.
Click to expand...

I don't know... We know a bit about the history of the renaming of
Microsoft Internet Mail & News to Outlook Express. We also know more
than we'd like about Outlook development. None of that is particularly
germane to the question of where one should go for assistance with OE
related issues.

Do you ever get questions about artichoke hearts? I wonder; do you
answer those yourself or refer them to a cooking or gardening
newsgroup? Clearly the question is about hearts. <gd&r>

--
Chris Scharff
MessageOne
http://www.messageone.com

-- ROT13 for valid SMTP address --
 
Chris Scharff said:
When it comes to Outlook Express, you are absolutely correct (at least
in my case). That is why 3 separate MVPs have attempted to point you
to the newsgroup with deals with Outlook Express.
Click to expand...


How many? You seem to be having trouble counting. I can't see any which
have pointed me to any specific newsgroup, maybe I'm missing something?
Milly Staples said there was a newsgroup but neglected to state which, she
also pointed a website out to me.

You can continue to
ask questions about an OE component with a misleading label in a
newsgroup where you are unlikely to receive an answer, or you could
follow the advice you've been given and ask in a newsgroup which is
dedicated to the product you are asking about.
Click to expand...

See above.
In your original post you indicate knowledge of the fact it is an OE
component. I'm not sure why being pointed to the OE newsgroups for
assistance is an anathema to you.
Click to expand...

See above. I haven't been pointed to any specific newsgroup(s).
People are apparently taking the mickey out of me for even daring to ask a
question here about something which calls itself *Outlook* newsreader. An
application which I access from Outlook, funnily enough.

I already have an answer to my question, provided by someone who doesn't
have an MVP label.
Thank you for the entertainment.
 
As long as it's in the same Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, or Species, I'll
try to answer.
When it's in another Kingdom, I refer to another group.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Chris Scharff said:
In the last exciting episode, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]"
Clearly you were asking an unanswerable, rhetorical question.
Click to expand...

I don't know... We know a bit about the history of the renaming of
Microsoft Internet Mail & News to Outlook Express. We also know more
than we'd like about Outlook development. None of that is particularly
germane to the question of where one should go for assistance with OE
related issues.

Do you ever get questions about artichoke hearts? I wonder; do you
answer those yourself or refer them to a cooking or gardening
newsgroup? Clearly the question is about hearts. <gd&r>

--
Chris Scharff
MessageOne
http://www.messageone.com

-- ROT13 for valid SMTP address --
Click to expand...
 
mb said:
If I get an answer from a supposed MVP which goes: "To confuse you..."
Then I have to assume he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Click to expand...

You must have a sense of humor in order to read some answers.
 
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