Microsoft Office Outlook Live Beta Available Tomorrow
Posted by Tom Warren on 12 December 2004 - 17:34 · 20 comments & 3577 views
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#1 Posted by Slacker on 12 Dec 2004 - 17:39
- I wonder if this will work with Entourage as well...
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#2 Posted by shadyy on 12 Dec 2004 - 17:42
- Seem interesting, hope if we could know how to enroll to that beta...
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#3 Posted by SchVanZ on 12 Dec 2004 - 17:45
- Who the heck has been 'criticizing" the MSN Outlook Connector. I think it works just fine. Been using it for quite some time now... both alongside an existing Exchange mailbox profile and all by itself. Seems like a lot of hype for nothing. Guess we'll see tomorrow.
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#3.1 Posted by rdbrittain on 12 Dec 2004 - 23:48
- i have so many problems with connector that i have stopped using outlook till a fix is out
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#3.2 Posted by threedaysdwn on 13 Dec 2004 - 00:43
- I too have been incredibly happy with the Outlook Connector. I have both of my MSN accounts set up in Outlook on both my desktop at home, my workstation at work, and my tablet/laptop. It's easiliy the best way to keep synchronized.
There are some minor problems... mostly to do with it saving changes that are made when in Offline mode (as in, it doesn't save them). But that's rarely been a problem for me.
However, I am extremely glad to see this awesome feature getting some more attention. Personally, I think this integration of Outlook and MSN is what makes my MSN subscription worthwhile.
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#4 Posted by christracy on 12 Dec 2004 - 18:57
- so i can pay once and get all my hotmail accounts included? it MAY be worth it depending on how much they are charging.
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#5 Posted by mezron on 12 Dec 2004 - 19:33
- I must be missing something... I'm doing all that already with Outlook 2003 and my hotmail plus account. Is Microsoft just planning on charging another subscription fee for something that used to be included before?
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#5.1 Posted by hanxu on 12 Dec 2004 - 20:44
- I think the one u r using is httpmail, this is outlook live (well outlook connector, can't see any difference), this thing syncs calendar, and task etc as well, and httpmail only syncs emails
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#5.2 Posted by mezron on 12 Dec 2004 - 23:20
- The Intellisync thing has been around for a while. I've never personally used it but it looks like it fills in the gaps.
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#5.3 Posted by threedaysdwn on 13 Dec 2004 - 00:44
- As far as I can tell, this is just the second version of the Outlook Connector for MSN (with a new name).
If you're currently using the Outlook Connector, you'll just be asked to upgrade to the new version.
I don't think this release is affecting the subscription model in any way.
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#6 Posted by iczman on 12 Dec 2004 - 19:50
- darn i was thinking they're making something new like sync all offline mails onto a webbased server so I can check my mails anywhere I go...
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#7 Posted by Mr. Dee on 12 Dec 2004 - 22:35
- Obviously this is still Web Dav. The only difference is they are charging for it. I thought the reason why they had stopped this feature for everyone was because they said Spammers were exploiting the service.
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#8 Posted by jagedEdge on 12 Dec 2004 - 22:38
- So, it's like Exchange for normal people (since Exchange has both Outlook Web Access and Outlook support).
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#9 Posted by Mr. Dee on 12 Dec 2004 - 22:45
- The big difference really is that it downloads all your hotmail/msn e-mail to your hard drive by default. The old way you had to move them to a local folder on your hard drive off the hotmail server.
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#10 Posted by SpeakNoSparky on 13 Dec 2004 - 18:20
- Nice...especially since I use a Hotmail account as a backup for my work email (Exchange) and for Messenger, this is great. I just hope they are offering this as part of MSN Premium, and not charging extra for it.
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#11 Posted by jdhas on 13 Dec 2004 - 19:01
- Is this "live" yet? I can't seem to find anything other than the obnoxious flash "demo" that is linked at the top of this page.
MOOL (Microsoft Office Outlook Live) is a replacement for the heavily criticised MSN Outlook Connector. Just like Outlook Connector the add-in aims to synchronise data between MSN Hotmail and Microsoft Outlook, but the idea is to extend the capabilities of such synchronisation. Users of MOOL should be able to sync mail/calendar entries/contacts/notes/tasks with MSN Hotmail.
Although the service is due to Beta tomorrow it's expected the service will be widely available in the first quarter of 2005.
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