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> This is really an indictment of M$ No, it really isn't. For two decades all across the world people have kept Outlook running well enough to function in all
by da_chicken 8y ago
> This is really an indictment of M$
No, it really isn't. For two decades all across the world people have kept Outlook running well enough to function in all sorts of scenarios, including those more difficult than a military ship at sea.
It's not like Thunderbird and Alpine are magically immune to having corrupted data stores and invalid configurations. This is entirely due to lack of proper maintenance.
- patrickg_zill 8y agoThere are phone switches that were made in 1982 that are still running phone service, including 911 calling, for mid-sized towns. And yes, postfix or Exim or qmail, once set up, in a fixed configuration like boat only email, could easily run for decades automatically.