On 6/20/05 5:25 PM, "Scott Haneda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> And this only goes to show how hard it is to report a bug, I used to do it
> all the time, I wont anymore, the steps you have to go through to do so
> actually warranted discussion.  No longer is it as simple as going to the
> menu in Entourage to send feedback.  You end up at a contact us page, that
> just does not feel like you are going to do anything more than waste your
> time.

That's another matter. It's some huge snafu which Microsoft won't talk
about. Or let's say a "hiatus". The present going-around-in-circles is
pointless and a disaster: what it really means is that there currently is no
official feedback route in place. You're right not to attempt that "Help"
route. They discontinued the former method of reporting feedback (Help/Send
Feedback) which at least _felt_ good. We were assured at one time that
reports actually up somewhere, but it looks as if that changed. (My guess is
that they ended the contract of some outsource team, for reasons unknown.)
They say it's a priority to get a Feedback mechanism in place again, and I'm
sure it is. I hope we'll be hearing about it soon.

In the meantime, you should report bugs to the Entourage newsgroup, where
there are a few testers. On the Word newsgroup, you might even get a reply
from one - rarely on the Entourage one. The MVPs on this mailing list often
also pass on bug reports to MS. Believe me, the issue you're talking about
is a known issue. If what matters to you is that you get direct feedback
from a MacBU person, well then I think you're going to be disappointed. You
won't know for sure that your reports were noticed - but then again you
never could be sure. But most matters of any importance do get escalated.

Let's hope that Feedback reporting gets reinstated soon. Microsoft sometimes
is just too big a company. This hiatus has gone on far too long. I'm with
you all the way. Go right on bitching about it - frankly I think it's the
most important "bug" of all. I really wish they'd hurry up and plug the gap.

-- 
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X  or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.


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