Re: Microsoft Lookout

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From: Yoz Grahame
Subject: Re: Microsoft Lookout
Date: 14:11 on 20 May 2004

On Thu, 20 May 2004 15:02:08 +0200, Phil Pennock
<phil.pennock@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm still working on persuading my fiancee to switch from OE.  She's
> used to it and reluctant to switch.  That's my excuse for knowing this
> next fact.
> 
> The mail in the preview pane will be marked as read automatically.
> After ten seconds.
> 
> I'm not aware of a way to change that timeout.  It says something about
> how bad the UI is that it's assumed it takes 10 seconds to read any
> email.

Eh? I definitely remember this being an easily-configurable value in
OE as far back as '98.
*goes and looks*
Yep, and it still is on the latest one. First thing on the "Read" tab
in Options.

-- Yoz

There's stuff above here

Phil Pennock 14:02 on 20 May 2004
- Yoz Grahame 14:11 on 20 May 2004
  - Phil Pennock 15:36 on 20 May 2004
    - too deep to show

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