Microsoft® Windows® XP Inside Out, 2nd Edition

Chapter 27. Using and Customizing Outlook Express

• Getting Started with Outlook Express

• Managing Identities

• Managing Contacts

• Sending Mail

• Reading and Organizing Mail

• Blocking Dangerous Attachments

• Using Hotmail and Other Server-Based Systems

• Using Newsgroups

• Maintaining Outlook Express

Why Outlook Express? You probably use at least one suite of office applications, which means you probably already have a program to send and retrieve your e-mail. So why would you want to use Microsoft Outlook Express—especially considering that its name suggests it's just a lightweight, scaled-down, miniature version of Microsoft Outlook (the scheduling, contact management, and e-mail client component of Microsoft Office)?

At Home with Windows XP

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