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Blimey, I didn't know that. Just checked the equivalent file for
Thunderbird,
1.36 GB, that's every mail I've kept since Nov 2001. I regularly back it
up
BTW !

++++++
When we die will they throw our back-ups in the grave?

Bill


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Apologies for formatting; I am using NewsRover

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But Outlook Express doesn't use .PST files.
Outlook does.
Whole different program.


++++++
Why can't I use Outlook Express or Outlook with Win 7? (Can't remember which
I used for Newsgroups now!)

Bill
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Apologies for formatting; I am using NewsRover

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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:45:49 GMT, "Bill"
wrote:

Why can't I use Outlook Express or Outlook with Win 7? (Can't remember which
I used for Newsgroups now!)

I don't know as I would never use a MS mail/usenet client, but you may
want to try Mozilla Thunderbird:
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

It is free, pretty easy to use and can quote properly.
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"Bill" wrote in message
...

But Outlook Express doesn't use .PST files.
Outlook does.
Whole different program.


++++++
Why can't I use Outlook Express or Outlook with Win 7? (Can't remember
which
I used for Newsgroups now!)

Bill
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Apologies for formatting; I am using NewsRover

You can download Windows Live Mail instead and use that for Newsgroups.
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JohnT

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On 28/11/09 19:45, Bill wrote:

Why can't I use Outlook Express with Win 7?

Simply because Microsoft haven't produced a version of OE for Win7,
instead they produce Windows Live Mail, I've never looked at it, but
presumably New Steve could install it for you.

http://download.live.com/wlmail

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Ron Lowe wrote:
Bill wrote:
That's what made me ask the question! I have to run a 32 bit version of
the
internet thingy or iPlayer won't work.

Which "internet thingy" is this?

+++++
The Internet Explorer (64 bit) thingy. I astonished New Steve with my
computing prowess by loading the 32 bit version so I could use iPlayer.
Incidentally, does anyone know why all IT people are called Steve? Is it
something to do with their bits?

Bit
I mean Bill

Once you have 64-bit hardware, you then can choose to run 32 or 64 bit
operating system ( like windows ).


That's not entirely accurate. Some 64 bit chips will only run 64 bit
mode - I think the Sparcs?

However it's true of all the Intel/AMD ones, which is what most PC users
care about. They actually power up in 8086 emulation mode, and you
switch them to 32 or 64-bit later. Or they did last time I was working
on firmware.

Andy

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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:33:55 +0000, Andy Champ
wrote:

Ron Lowe wrote:
Bill wrote:
That's what made me ask the question! I have to run a 32 bit version of
the
internet thingy or iPlayer won't work.

Which "internet thingy" is this?

+++++
The Internet Explorer (64 bit) thingy. I astonished New Steve with my
computing prowess by loading the 32 bit version so I could use iPlayer.
Incidentally, does anyone know why all IT people are called Steve? Is it
something to do with their bits?

Bit
I mean Bill

Once you have 64-bit hardware, you then can choose to run 32 or 64 bit
operating system ( like windows ).


That's not entirely accurate. Some 64 bit chips will only run 64 bit
mode - I think the Sparcs?

However it's true of all the Intel/AMD ones, which is what most PC users
care about. They actually power up in 8086 emulation mode, and you
switch them to 32 or 64-bit later. Or they did last time I was working
on firmware.

I understand there is still some 16-bit software around. It can be run
under MS Windows, although apparently under Windows 7 it is necessary to
run it in Windows XP Mode.

--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

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Mark Carver wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:
In article , John
Rumm wrote:
You still get outlook express users falling into the 2GB trap[1] and
their email going bang.
[...]
[1] Using 32 bit signed integers, you get a wrap around from + to -
at 2GB

What is it exactly that is limited to 2GB? The messagebase?

Yup, when the .pst grows past 2GB OE can't handle it.


Blimey, I didn't know that. Just checked the equivalent file for
Thunderbird, 1.36 GB, that's every mail I've kept since Nov 2001. I
regularly back it up BTW !

Thunderbird can get painfully slow with multi gig files, but it does not
blow up like OE. Also, its mail files are plain text - so very easy to
rescue the content without special tools.

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Cheers,

John.

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