Newnham women's college, Cambridge, has banned Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express because it is tired of cleaning up after virus attacks. The college, which has around 700 users, took the decision after the latest Klez virus outbreak. Press READ MORE for additional details. "We have banned all users connected to the college network from using Outlook or Outlook Express on their machines," Paul McLaughlin, computer officer at the college, told Network News. "I am tired of having to allocate time and resources to clean up virus infections. "We have taken a phased approach - Outlook is banned but not immediately to give people a chance to change over," he added. McLaughlin said at the moment users are recommended to use Mulberry - a program which the University Computing Service helped develop. For users keen to keep a familiar interface to Outlook he said the Netscape mail module could be used. Source Link: VNUNET.com
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