What to choose: Outlook Express or MS Outlook

Outlook Express or MS Outlook email clients areOutlook is designed for use with the Internet
generally used by home users and business users(SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4), Exchange Server, or
who need reliability, easy access, email,any other standards-based communication
newsgroup, notes, meeting, and journals etcsystem that supports Messaging Application
functionalities with their emails. Most of the usersProgramming Interface (MAPI), including voice mail.
find the email clients easy and reliable to useOutlook is based on Internet standards and
because of their user friendly usage patterns.supports today's most important e-mail, news,
Generally Outlook Express is used by home usersand directory standards, including LDAP, MHTML,
and MS Outlook is used by business users. TheNNTP, MIME, and S/MIME, vCalendar, vCard,
following article illustrates usage of both the emailiCalendar, and provides full support for HTML
clients and their advantage perspectives with theirmails.
respective users.MS Outlook provides same migratory options like
Outlook Express:Outlook express and enables its users to transfer
Outlook Express comes embedded with MS IEmessages from Microsoft Mail, Microsoft
4.x, MS IE 5.x, MS Windows 98 operating system,Schedule+ 1.0, Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0, Lotus
MS Windows Millennium Edition (Me) OS, MSOrganizer, NetManage ECCO, Starfish SideKick,
Windows 2000 OS and MS Office 98 forSymantec ACT, as well as synchronization with
Macintosh. Outlook Express email program provesleading Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), such as
beneficial for home users who can access theirthe 3Com Palm Pilot.
emails by dialing to an Internet service providerBest email client for you - Outlook Express or MS
(ISP).Outlook
Outlook Express works effectively with anyThere may be times when you have to decide
Internet standard system - Simple Mail Transferbetween MS Outlook and Outlook Express email
Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3),clients. Which one to choose? Which email client
and Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) andwill be good for you with its features and
provides full support to e-mail standards and newsfunctions?
such as Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolFirst of all check need and scope of using a
(LDAP), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensionparticular email client.
Hypertext Markup Language (MHTML), Hypertext1. What do you expect from your email client?
Markup Language (HTML), Secure/Multipurpose2. What all features it should have?
Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) and Network3. Purpose of using the email client?
News Transfer Protocol (NNTP).Select Outlook Express, if
Ability of Outlook express to send and receive•You need a simple email program to
emails of multiple email accounts provessend and receive emails.
advantageous and the migration tools enables to•You are a home user and do not
import address book, emails from Eudora,require to manage meetings, schedules etc.
Netscape, Microsoft Exchange Server, the•You need only Internet e-mail and
Windows Inbox, and Outlook easies the task ofnewsgroup functionality (for versions of Windows
managing and organizing email messages.later than Microsoft Windows 95, versions of
Outlook express provides full support to htmlWindows earlier than Microsoft Windows 95,
settings with which you can customize yourMacintosh, and UNIX platforms)
messages with backgrounds and graphics. Built-in•You work on Office 98 for Macintosh,
stationary designs enable you to compose yourand you want to take advantage of the
mail messages with attractive designs, mainlyintegration of Outlook Express with the version of
required for special occasions like birthdays,Office suite.
meetings, parties, announcements etc.Select MS Outlook, if
MS Outlook:•You need advanced Internet
MS Outlook is the stand-alone applicationstandards-based e-mail and discussion group
integrated in MS Office and Exchange Servers.functionality.
Outlook provides integration and performance•You need integrated personal calendars,
with IE 5.5 completely integrated with calendar,group scheduling, task, and contact management.
contact addresses, drafts, meeting scheduling, and•You need integrated e-mail and
notes etc makes MS Outlook perfect email clientcalendaring, cross-platform clients for versions of
for business users.Windows later than Microsoft Windows 95,
Organization and filtration of email messagesversions of Windows earlier than Microsoft
makes it easy to work with MS OfficeWindows 95, and Macintosh platforms.
applications, which help in communicating and•You work on Office 97, Office 2000,
sharing of emails effectively.Office XP or Exchange Server and want to take
When working with exchange servers, Outlookadvantage of the integration of Outlook with this
provides enhanced internet connectivity,version of the Office suite, and the integration
workgroup information sharing and workflowwith Exchange Server. •You require
communications, public folders, forms, and groupcommunication and coordination with your staff.
scheduling.