On 27/09/02 17:41, "Phillip Burk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 03:39 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: > >> Mail.app is actually based on Outlook Express. > > Look, if you guys are going to get into a heated argument about mail > clients, Microsoft, the size of the zit on the end of your nose, > WHATEVER, at least get your facts straight. > > Mail.app comes from the old NeXT Mail app. Plain and simple. It is in > NO WAY based on MS' Outlook Express. I agree with Phillip here. I did use NeXTSTEP back in 1992 and then OpenStep and I can confirm that Mail.app is basically just NeXTMail rebuilt using the latest AQUA widgets. AFAICT, it's written in Objective-C and thus isn't based on Outlook Express. -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* GOSMACS /goz'maks/ n.: [contraction of `Gosling EMACS'] The first EMACS-in-C implementation, predating but now largely eclipsed by GNUMACS. Originally freeware; a commercial version was modestly popular as `UniPress EMACS' during the 1980s. The author, James Gosling, went on to invent NeWS and the programming language Java; the latter earned him demigod status. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
