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Beelzebub wrote:
> "darsy" wrote
> > zymurgy wrote:
> > >darsy wrote:
> > >> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Earliest sentmail: 1989 (ex Uni-account)
> > >> Earliest inbox entry: 1993 (ex Spuddy's account)
> > >>
> > >> both - hilariously - to people now dead.
> > >
> > >My earliest one's from her too,
> >
> > look at the dates, you arse.
>
> Too much excitement over the weekend has probably addled his brain.

Water on the brain.

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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:40 +0100, Phil Launchbury
<phill.RemoveThis@launchbury.org.uk> wrote:

>In article <49suumFqft82U1.RemoveThis@individual.net>, TMack wrote:
>>
>> "Lozzo" <lozzo.RemoveThis@speedyspic.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.1ea3555cc4784b5c989e71@news.individual.net...
>>> The Older Gentleman said...
>>>
>>> > How long do people tend to keep personal emails for, anyway?
>>>
>>> Until Windows or Outlook crashes and needs reloading.
>>
>> "ding"
>
>You use Outlook for home email?

Yep, like almost everybody does.

>And I thought I was weird!

You are. hth.
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Champ <news.RemoveThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:40 +0100, Phil Launchbury
><phill.RemoveThis@launchbury.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>You use Outlook for home email?
>
>Yep, like almost everybody does.

No - almost everybody uses Outlook Express.


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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:49:18 +0100, darsy <darsy.DeleteThis@sticky.co.uk> wrote:

>Champ <news.DeleteThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:40 +0100, Phil Launchbury
>><phill.DeleteThis@launchbury.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>You use Outlook for home email?
>>
>>Yep, like almost everybody does.
>
>No - almost everybody uses Outlook Express.

OK, I wasn't differentiating the two.

I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
email/contact/diary manager.
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In article <9uek329ivvvk2qfsnjdql15j9tvkej3an8 DeleteThis @4ax.com>, Champ wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:49:18 +0100, darsy <darsy DeleteThis @sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Champ <news DeleteThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>Yep, like almost everybody does.
>>
>>No - almost everybody uses Outlook Express.
>
> OK, I wasn't differentiating the two.
>
> I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
> email/contact/diary manager.

I think you missed this bit:

"And it has much better security than the abortion named "Outlook
Express".."[1]

Phil.

[1] Otherwise known as Outlook "bury me in a y-shaped coffin" Express

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Champ <news.TakeThisOut@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:49:18 +0100, darsy <darsy.TakeThisOut@sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Champ <news.TakeThisOut@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:40 +0100, Phil Launchbury
>>><phill.TakeThisOut@launchbury.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You use Outlook for home email?
>>>
>>>Yep, like almost everybody does.
>>
>>No - almost everybody uses Outlook Express.
>
>OK, I wasn't differentiating the two.

Call me a pedant.

>I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
>email/contact/diary manager.

I don't need one of those at home. Or rather, if I did, I'd use
Outlook on my laptop VPNed into the office.

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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:28:06 +0100, darsy <darsy.TakeThisOut@sticky.co.uk> wrote:

>>I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
>>email/contact/diary manager.
>
>I don't need one of those at home. Or rather, if I did, I'd use
>Outlook on my laptop VPNed into the office.

Just because my employers give me a laptop, I really cant be arsed
carting it back and forth to work every day.
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Champ <news.RemoveThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:28:06 +0100, darsy <darsy.RemoveThis@sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
>>>email/contact/diary manager.
>>
>>I don't need one of those at home. Or rather, if I did, I'd use
>>Outlook on my laptop VPNed into the office.
>
>Just because my employers give me a laptop, I really cant be arsed
>carting it back and forth to work every day.

I don't either. Well, except on the one week in three when I'm on
3rd-line support.

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zymurgy.RemoveThis@technologist.com wrote:

>
>darsy wrote:
>> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>>
>> >How long do people tend to keep personal emails for, anyway?
>>
>> I have some sentmail/inbox stuff shuffled around from account to
>> account for a while.
>>
>> <fx: checks>
>>
>> Earliest sentmail: 1989 (ex Uni-account)
>> Earliest inbox entry: 1993 (ex Spuddy's account)
>>
>> both - hilariously - to people now dead.
>
>My earliest one's from her too, on the grand assumption one of yours is
>the same

look at the dates, you arse.


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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:31:22 +0100, darsy <darsy.TakeThisOut@sticky.co.uk> wrote:

>Champ <news.TakeThisOut@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:28:06 +0100, darsy <darsy.TakeThisOut@sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>>I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
>>>>email/contact/diary manager.
>>>
>>>I don't need one of those at home. Or rather, if I did, I'd use
>>>Outlook on my laptop VPNed into the office.
>>
>>Just because my employers give me a laptop, I really cant be arsed
>>carting it back and forth to work every day.
>
>I don't either.

So... when you don't have your laptop at home, and you want to look
up, say, my address, what do you do?

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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:34:29 +0100, Champ <news RemoveThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:31:22 +0100, darsy <darsy RemoveThis @sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Champ <news RemoveThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:28:06 +0100, darsy <darsy RemoveThis @sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I use full Outlook at home (because I can), and it's an excellent
>>>>>email/contact/diary manager.
>>>>
>>>>I don't need one of those at home. Or rather, if I did, I'd use
>>>>Outlook on my laptop VPNed into the office.
>>>
>>>Just because my employers give me a laptop, I really cant be arsed
>>>carting it back and forth to work every day.
>>
>>I don't either.
>
>So... when you don't have your laptop at home, and you want to look
>up, say, my address, what do you do?

You seem to be implying that VPN would only work with his _company_
laptop. This is not necessarily so.

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Champ <news RemoveThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:31:22 +0100, darsy <darsy RemoveThis @sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I don't either.
>
>So... when you don't have your laptop at home, and you want to look
>up, say, my address, what do you do?

although I've no idea what your address is, in general, I'd look it up
in my address book.



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Ace <seesig.TakeThisOut@virgin.net> wrote:

>You seem to be implying that VPN would only work with his _company_
>laptop. This is not necessarily so.

it is the case for me, though.

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