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MS Office Forum / Outlook / New Users / December 2005Status of Outlook Quote-fix
Outlook Quote-fix (http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix) is known to be a very handy program when it comes to fixing Outlook's quoting behavior. However, the last update was released in May 2003, and it seems that the software has been abandoned. My concern is that Quote-fix seems not to work correctly with the format=flowed standard, used by Thunderbird as well as Outlook Express 6 (since SP2). When a message is received that uses format=flowed (i.e. an extra blank space at the end of each line, which indicates to "aware" e-mail clients that they should wrap), Outlook Quote-Fix will mess up the quoting when replying. Could anyone advise on this issue, as well as whether you have any information about the status of Quote-Fix. (Note: I have previously contacted the author of the software, but have not received a response thus far.) Thanks and best regards, Ivan > Outlook Quote-fix (http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix) > is known to be a very handy program when it comes to fixing Outlook's [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Ivan It's a dead product. The author hasn't done and won't do any more work on it. The only time format=flowed would be an issued is because you used quoted-printable format which is NOT supposed to be used in newsgroup posts. It is rude to lots of users, apparently many on a Unix platform. I had this discussion before which got very heated. The RFC was ratified some 6 or 7 years ago and yet many NNTP clients won't handle format=flowed. You might want to look at Fidolook if you are adamant in staying with OE rather then using a different newsreader. However, documentation sucks for Fidolook and you'll be left guessing or frustrated trying to figure out how to get many features to work. Something as simple as changing the quoting intro when replying is perplexing. Nice product destroyed by piss poor documentation. Vanguard - what does QP in newsgroups have to do with outlook quote fix? Ivan - outlook 2002 and 2003 should properly wrap lines - you would only need OQF to remove the header and make it easier to bottom reply.  SignatureDiane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM >> Outlook Quote-fix (http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix) >> is known to be a very handy program when it comes to fixing Outlook's [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > quoting intro when replying is perplexing. Nice product destroyed by piss > poor documentation. > Vanguard - what does QP in newsgroups have to do with outlook quote fix? > > Ivan - outlook 2002 and 2003 should properly wrap lines - you would only > need OQF to remove the header and make it easier to bottom reply. Who uses OE-QuoteFix in Outlook to do e-mail? Everytime I've seen a user post a question about it was when applied against newsgroup posts. There are so many users that post in the Outlook group regarding question on Outlook Express that it seemed likely the OP was really asking about Outlook Express. Because he asked about: >> Outlook Quote-fix (http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix) >> ? SignatureDiane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM >> Vanguard - what does QP in newsgroups have to do with outlook quote fix? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Outlook Express that it seemed likely the OP was really asking about > Outlook Express. > Because he asked about: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Outlook Express that it seemed likely the OP was really asking about >> Outlook Express. Okay, than I'll stick with my first statement: It is a dead product. Vanguard, I was indeed asking about what I was asking, and not about what you thought I was asking. :) Diane, I know that both Outlook 2000 and 2003 (not 2002) are capable of soft-wrapping when using QP. However, my intention is to be able to use standard quoting (>) without the text being messed up. This Quote-Fix generally achieves well, but there are some situations where it seems to fail - that's why I was asking about the status of the software. Using ">" is handy if one wants to do an inline reply (otherwise I don't mind replying without prefixing the original text). Thanks, Ivan > Vanguard - what does QP in newsgroups have to do with outlook quote fix? > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > quoting intro when replying is perplexing. Nice product destroyed by piss > > poor documentation. > Outlook Quote-fix > (http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix) is known to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > format=flowed standard, used by Thunderbird as well as Outlook > Express 6 (since SP2). Since Outlook-Quotefix is for Outlook, not Outlook Express or Thunderbird, why would you expect it to work for anything by Outlook? If you want equivalent functionality for Outlook Express, first ask in an Outlook Express newsgroup then visit http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ . There is no equivalent product for Thunderbird, that I'm aware. Finally, for questions regarding either Outlook-Quotefix or OE-Quotefix, write to the author, not this newsgroup. If the author doesn't respond, you're out of luck, because neither product is on-topic here, except as a solution to some Outlook handling of Plain Text messages. SignatureBrian Tillman > Since Outlook-Quotefix is for Outlook, not Outlook Express or > Thunderbird, why would you expect it to work for anything by Outlook? Obviously I misread entirely the intent of the original message. Sorry. SignatureBrian Tillman That's OK. :) > > Since Outlook-Quotefix is for Outlook, not Outlook Express or > > Thunderbird, why would you expect it to work for anything by Outlook? > > Obviously I misread entirely the intent of the original message. Sorry. |
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