why not have separate newsgroups wlmd windows mail

It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.

I agree. THIS IS A MESS! dotcom
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message

It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.

"dotcom" wrote:

I agree. THIS IS A MESS! dotcom
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.
You won't get any argument from me, and I suspect all others attempting to help

and share here are of the same mind. It is confusing, to say the least. However, we'll deal with it. -steve
-- Stephen Boots MVP MSN.COM sboots@mvps.org

"StephenB" wrote in message

"dotcom" wrote:
I agree. THIS IS A MESS! dotcom
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.
You won't get any argument from me, and I suspect all others attempting to help and share here are of the same mind. It is confusing, to say the least. However, we'll deal with it. -steve
-- Stephen Boots MVP MSN.COM sboots@mvps.org

And add to that the confusion over names.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Reply in newsgroup "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"

Adding to that is the fact that every time I see "WLMD" I think the post has gone political and is talking about another kind of "Weapon of Mass Destruction"! <s> dotcom
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote in message

"StephenB" wrote in message "dotcom" wrote:
I agree. THIS IS A MESS! dotcom
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.
You won't get any argument from me, and I suspect all others attempting to help and share here are of the same mind. It is confusing, to say the least. However, we'll deal with it. -steve
-- Stephen Boots MVP MSN.COM sboots@mvps.org
And add to that the confusion over names.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Reply in newsgroup "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"

The MVPs have complained about it, and they are going to do nothing as usual.
steve
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message

It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote in message

"StephenB" wrote in message "dotcom" wrote:
I agree. THIS IS A MESS! dotcom
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.
You won't get any argument from me, and I suspect all others attempting to help and share here are of the same mind. It is confusing, to say the least. However, we'll deal with it. -steve
-- Stephen Boots MVP MSN.COM sboots@mvps.org
And add to that the confusion over names.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM

When I heard OE was changed to Windows Mail I rejoiced that the confusion over Outlook Express and Outlook would end. I guess I was premature in my rejoicing.
-- Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Kerry Brown" wrote in message

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote in message "StephenB" wrote in message "dotcom" wrote:
I agree. THIS IS A MESS! dotcom
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.
You won't get any argument from me, and I suspect all others attempting to help and share here are of the same mind. It is confusing, to say the least. However, we'll deal with it. -steve
And add to that the confusion over names.
When I heard OE was changed to Windows Mail I rejoiced that the confusion over Outlook Express and Outlook would end. I guess I was premature in my rejoicing.

We all rejoiced. They suckered us.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Reply in newsgroup "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"

Well, I think the MS programmers should switch to using another language. There must be a lot of languages available with more words than English. Using that multi-worded language there would be so many new ways to name things so we would not have had to deal with OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK Express, Windows EXPLORER and Internet EXPLORER (and now with Vista, how many other EXPLORERS). Maybe we could even find a better word than "click". Mine doesn't actually make any noise. We could even have separate words for right click and left click so it wouldn't be necessary to specify that when you are working with a Windows neophyte over the telephone and attempting to help them solve a problem. Maybe a left click could be "push" and a right click could be "shove".
Bob "Steve Cochran" wrote in message

The MVPs have complained about it, and they are going to do nothing as usual.
steve
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.

"Bob Daun" wrote in message

Maybe a left click could be "push" and a right click could be "shove".

Ain't that English too?

How about Drueckin and Stoessen?
<G>
steve
"sim.seb" wrote in message

"Bob Daun" wrote in message
Maybe a left click could be "push" and a right click could be "shove".
Ain't that English too?

Its not fair to blame the programmers or the English language for marketing stupidity.
steve
"Bob Daun" wrote in message

Well, I think the MS programmers should switch to using another language. There must be a lot of languages available with more words than English. Using that multi-worded language there would be so many new ways to name things so we would not have had to deal with OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK Express, Windows EXPLORER and Internet EXPLORER (and now with Vista, how many other EXPLORERS). Maybe we could even find a better word than "click". Mine doesn't actually make any noise. We could even have separate words for right click and left click so it wouldn't be necessary to specify that when you are working with a Windows neophyte over the telephone and attempting to help them solve a problem. Maybe a left click could be "push" and a right click could be "shove".
Bob "Steve Cochran" wrote in message The MVPs have complained about it, and they are going to do nothing as usual.
steve
"Bradley Bridgewater" <bsb37 @hotm ail.com> wrote in message It's confusing enough to have multiple products with overlapping functionality; just plain annoying to have to sift through messages about one product when trying to find information about the other.