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Date:      Wed, 26 Nov 1997 07:54:11 -0800
From:      "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
To:        shaggy <shaggy@geocities.com>
Cc:        "'Susie Ward'" <sward@voltage.net>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Web Page Restrictions 
Message-ID:  <199711261554.HAA23133@MindBender.serv.net>
In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 25 Nov 97 15:43:54 -0500. <C5797B3E1B4CD111B567006097C5560E017288@www.thoroweb.com> 

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>On Tuesday, November 25, 1997 3:38 PM, Susie Ward
>[SMTP:sward@voltage.net] wrote:
>> At 07:14 PM 11/25/97 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> Let's say that MS creates it's own mail protocol that isn't compliant
>with
>> any of the current protocols in use today and let's say that MS
>included a
>> free email program that utilized this protocol on EVERY operating
[...]

>Like the $1200 we spent for Exchange Server? :-)

1) Exchange Server doesn't use any proprietary mail protocols.  It's
native format is X400, and it has native conversion to/from SMTP.

2) This case is nonsense since MS will not create any proprietary mail
protocols -- they will continue to use standard Internet protocols.

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