From the Email part of the spec at http://www.lft.ngfl.gov.uk/index.php?i=307
'Facility for offline email reading and composition. Freeware or shareware is not acceptable' That would seem to eliminate Outlook Express (which in my view ia a good thing given the numerous viruses that have been caused by the bad coding in Outlook Express!), however it seems to imply the use of Outlook which is even worse! Has anybody had any response from BECTa as to why 'Freeware or shareware is not acceptable'? Alex Brett alex.brett@brettcomputers.co.uk On 23 Dec 2003 at 13:47, David Bowles wrote:
As far as I can recall the way the spec is worded the reference to e-mail omits the term 'freeware' as an exclusion. Hence Outlook Express is a valid e-mail client.
David Bowles
On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 10:11:02PM +0000, David Bowles wrote:
As for an e-mail client, this is usually covered by MS Outlook or the bundles Sun Office equivalent. Outlook express also fits the specification.
The latest spec would appear to exclude Outlook Express, since it is "freeware". The only thing which would appear to be acceptable according to the spec is something POP3 based. Which clashes with the "security policy" of some of the RBCs.
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