[Macpartners] Microsoft Outllook issues on MACs

[Thomas S Pixton]

We gave up using Outlook and have gone back to Apple Mail and iCal earlier this year. It was worse than the old Entourage version... same maladies that Clayton reported. Prompting to rebuild the database, not responding, requiring the user (or me, the It guy) to reinstall Office, which was a huge pain... Apple Mail and iCal in Snow Leopard (Mac OSX6.~) recognizes MIT's Exchange server right away and setup is automatic.

On Sep 29, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Clayton D Hainsworth wrote:

> Here at amps we have had similar experiences and almost all users have switched back to apple mail and Ical.
> Any insight would be great.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU [mailto:itpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 2:29 PM
> To: macpartners at mit.edu; itpartners at mit.edu
> Subject: Microsoft Outllook issues on MACs
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> We are experiencing a lot issues with MS Outlook here at the Libraries.  
> 
> For example, MS Outlook has been slow to response to launch, sometimes we need to force quit MS Outlook and restart the app, other times  MS Outlook is prompting to rebuild the database.
> 
> If you have experience any issues with MS Outlook, I will greatly appreciate your input.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Olimpia
> 
> Olimpia Estela Caceres-Brown
> MIT Libraries, IT Core Services
> 617.253.5680
> 
> 

Tom Pixton
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