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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stunaep on February 23, 2003, 07:06:37 am

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Stunaep on February 23, 2003, 07:06:37 am

My dad got an important .xls file, that could possibly decide his career as an attachment that he needed to fill out and send back to the guy he got it from. Guess what. Outlook doesn't let people open .xls files, because they could potentially cause viruses.

The help suggests to upload the files to a share server.

 I suggest  having Bill Gates raped by OJ Simpson in his ass-hole (both of them) until a big dead duck with a clown hat comes singing 'Oh Holy Night' in the White House, or Ronald MacDonald gets 4 breast implants and stars in the next episode of Friends, whichever occurs first.

Thank you for my attention.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: kode on February 23, 2003, 07:14:10 am

so turn that "feature" off then... it is possible, you know.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Ashrak on February 23, 2003, 07:30:14 am

sitt lugu siis ju :no:

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Stunaep on February 23, 2003, 07:39:07 am

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Originally posted by kode
so turn that "feature" off then... it is possible, you know.

help tells me it can't be done. I, naturally, do not trust help, but going through every menu in the entire system is a long job.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Tiara on February 23, 2003, 07:43:16 am

Why use outlook? IT SUCKS! And that is ancient news :p

Also tried saving the file to your HD and open it from there?

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Stunaep on February 23, 2003, 07:47:33 am

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Originally posted by Tiara
Why use outlook? IT SUCKS! And that is ancient news :p

Also tried saving the file to your HD and open it from there?

I can't save it. Outlook won't let me.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: vyper on February 23, 2003, 09:39:30 am

Connect to his mail server through Outlook Express - its too thick to stop you with any great force. ;)

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Knight Templar on February 23, 2003, 11:12:04 am

How about forwarding it to something like Hotmail?

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Ryx on February 23, 2003, 11:53:39 am

Use winzip on the .xls-file and send the mail again.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: an0n on February 23, 2003, 11:56:20 am

Just delete the e-mail and accept that your dad would probably have been fired anyway.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: WMCoolmon on February 23, 2003, 03:49:52 pm

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Originally posted by Knight Templar
How about forwarding it to something like Hotmail?

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: ZylonBane on February 23, 2003, 05:44:16 pm

It would help if you provided the text of the error message and the version of Outlook. Or were you just wanting to vent and not actually fix the problem?

This might help though--
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm#ol2002

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Nuclear1 on February 23, 2003, 07:10:07 pm

I knew the day would come....

We are the Microsoft Borg
Lower your firewalls and surrender your operating systems.
Reliability as you know it is over.
Security as you know it is over.
Stability as you know it is over.
We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.
Your computers will adapt to service us.
Resistance is futile!

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Knight Templar on February 23, 2003, 07:14:06 pm

We are Species 8472. Your Galaxy will be purged of all life. Eeeeeehhhhhh Reeeeeee!!! (http://www.mail.com/)



:rolleyes:

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Ulundel on February 24, 2003, 03:16:16 am

Use tested and approved elven ways - get Eudora.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Styxx on February 24, 2003, 07:25:37 am

I've been using outlook for a long time now, never had any similar problem.

Title: Why Outlook, and by extension, Microsoft are gay.
Post by: Stunaep on February 24, 2003, 08:04:47 am

Thank you, ZylonBane. Problem solved.