Email Client comparison
Oracle Server
DRAFT OCFO Outlook 2003 Interface Research Library Task Pane Reading Layout Mode Address properties available from Reading pane Notification Area Icon Outlook Today Group items by any field Local folders Reminder Window Customizable toolbars Help Navigation Pane Shortcuts Messaging Read messages Auto Preview Folder hierarchy in Navigation Pane Favorite folders in Navigation Pane Navigate hyperlinks in messages Attachments can be opened from Reading/Preview Pane Appointment accept/decline functionality in Preview/Reading Pane Unlimited number of messages displayed in mail view Send messages AutoAddress/AutoName Insert hyperlinks in message text Information bar available in preview/reading pane Send/receive attachments AutoComplete Addressing Send Using (E-mail Account Selection) Distribution lists Insert other e-mail messages as attachments Embed documents in messages Request read or delivery receipt Word as E-Mail Editor (Wordmail) Spell checking Background/AutoCorrect spelling (Word Mail) Add words to spell check dictionaries Recall Message Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes (HTML) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No* No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Limited Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Outlook 2003 IMAP OCS Web
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DRAFT Auto-select Message Encoding Send mail message with Voting buttons (AutoVote) Track delivery and read receipts with original message Create messages from Address Book Receive HTML mail HTML editing Plain-text editing RTF editing Automatic formatting of messages with color based on criteria AutoText Automatic text corrections (Word Mail) AutoSignature Insert signature on demand Multiple signatures Include vCard in signature Set message importance Message sensitivity Message expiration Deferred delivery (with or without rules) Message templates Default font for new messages Default font for replies and forwards Redirected replies File routing Internet Faxing Receive/reply to messages New Mail Notification Respond to mail message with Voting buttons Reply in same format received No indentation of reply/forward bodies New Desktop Alert Auto Horizontal line to reply to messages Read as plain text option Expandable Distribution List Auto complete with 1 letter Search for messages Find Search capabilities (Advanced Find) Search folders Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes Yes No ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes No No No Yes No No No No No OCFO Outlook 2003 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Outlook 2003 IMAP Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ? OCS Web No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No No Yes
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DRAFT OCFO Outlook 2003 Organize messages Quick Flags/Message flags Categories and Master Category List Drag and drop messages Multiple views Arrange By Arrange by Conversation View by category View mail by follow-up flag Public Folders Sort message list by standard fields Set order/size of columns in message list Enhanced conversation management Manage messages by group For Follow-Up folder Display custom views Create custom views Mark message as read or unread Recover deleted messages User saves e-mail messages to Drafts Mailbox Cleanup Ability to disable individual rules AutoArchive E-mail Account Setup Wizard Test E-Mail Account tool Drafts folder User-configurable Delegate Access permissions User configures Public Folder permissions Display total number or unread mail in folders Smart Dates Collaboration Features Document workspaces Meeting workspaces Instant Messaging / Presence Awareness Live attachments No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ** Yes Yes ≠ Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes * Yes Yes No No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes? Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No Outlook 2003 IMAP OCS Web
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DRAFT OCFO Outlook 2003 Calendar Calendar views of different time periods Calendar preferences Side-by-side viewing of multiple calendars Meeting reminders (minutes, hours, or days in advance) Color individual or recurring appointments Notification of adjacent or conflicting appointments Lunar Calendar Support Offline use of calendar List of recently opened calendars Schedule Meetings Plan a face-to-face meeting View other user’s free/busy information Propose New Time Appointments summarized in Outlook Today Invoke calendar from meeting request to see full schedule Include attachments in appointments and meeting requests Insert e-mail messages as attachments in appointments and meeting requests Create a Meeting Workspace in a meeting request Track acceptance of attendees to a meeting Attendee list visible to all attendees Send or receive requests over the Internet as calendar attachments Publish free and busy information to the Internet with iCalendar subset Retrieve free and busy information to the Internet with iCalendar subset Advanced, automatic meeting-request processing options Plan online meeting Use Address Book to pick attendees Free and busy view Forward or reply to a meeting request All-day events Real-Time scheduling Activity Journal with Scrolling Timeline views Change Ownership of meetings Link a Meeting with contract/company Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes No (equivalent functionality) No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes * Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes Yes Personal Calendar items only - No access to Calendar Server Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Outlook 2003 IMAP OCS Web
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DRAFT Search for resources by geography or capacity Book resources through workflow approval mechanism Download other User’s calendar for offline viewing New Meeting With in calendar Rule to alert mobile device of an updated meeting Schedule meetings with users on other platforms (Mac, Linux) Over-the-air Calendar synchronization using SyncML Address Book and Global Address List Address Book Browseable Global Address List (GAL) Access to general GAL properties (name, adders, phone) Access to advanced GAL properties (org chart, DL membership) Synchronized offline GAL Contacts Business Contact Manager Contact picture Use e-mail properties to add Contacts data Use contact information in mail merge Contact activity tracking View by company Print address cards Important dates (birthdays and anniversaries) in Contacts listings Exchange virtual business cards (vCards) Shared contacts View contacts by follow-up flag Internet addresses listed in Contacts. Multiple addresses in Contacts items Add/edit contacts Send new message to contact More than one physical and e-mail address listed in Contacts Associate reminders with contacts Attach files with contacts Over-the-air Contacts synchronization using SyncML No Yes * Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes Yes Yes Yes No OCFO Outlook 2003 Yes Yes No Yes * Yes Yes Yes Outlook 2003 IMAP ? ? ? ? ? ? ? OCS Web Yes Yes No No (equivalent functionality) Yes Yes Yes
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DRAFT OCFO Outlook 2003 Tasks Create and manage tasks Create task from e-mail message Simple and Detailed task views View tasks by category View by active/completed/overdue status Edit tasks in view Task reminders Task requests and tracking Tasks timeline view TaskPad view in Calendar Recurring Task Attach files with Task Client Services Alerts Outlook Custom Installation Wizard Out of Office Assistant Recover Application Read-only Delegate Access to messages and other information Editable Delegate Access of messages to other accounts AutoCreate Import/Export files Client-side Setup Wizard Outlook Hotmail Support Custom forms Consolidated offline settings Support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes * Yes ? No ? No No ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Outlook 2003 IMAP OCS Web
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DRAFT OCFO Outlook 2003 Security and Content Management Information Rights Management Junk E-Mail Folder Trusted Senders and Trusted Recipients Lists Block External Content Block attachments Anti-virus enhancements Digital signature Digital encryption Single sign-on Certificate management Kerberos Authentication Automatic logoff after inactive period Journal Notes CRAM-MD5 authentication Outlook Performance Improvements Cached mode Intelligent Connectivity HTTP Access to Servers Synchronization groups Background synchronization of local and server folders Differential, offline address-book synchronization w/server Incremental change synchronization Smart change synchronization Pre-synchronization reporting Offline synchronization Buffer packing MAPI compression Skip bad items Outlook performance monitoring Unicode PST Support Cancel request to server Send and Receive groups Support and default list Yes Yes * Yes * No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No No No No No No No NA No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * Yes Yes * No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? No ? ? ? No Yes5 No No No No No No Yes (Not to Win OS) No Yes (thru AD sync) No No No No Outlook 2003 IMAP OCS Web
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DRAFT OCFO Outlook 2003 Miscellaneous Automatic Dial-up of Mail Accounts SSL support TLS support Ink Support for Tablet PCs Unicode Support for all fields No Yes Yes Yes * Yes * Yes Feature is included in product version. Yes * Planned for upcoming release (9.0.5) Yes ** Available only on Outlook 2003 Yes ¹ Search folders and For Follow Up folders must be activated in Outlook online mode rather than cached Exchange mode. Yes ² Single sign-on requires direct connection to Outlook Web Access on the mailbox server with NT LAN Manager enabled and running Exchange. Yes ³ You must install the Outlook Web Access S/MIME control to use this feature. Yes 4 Forms-based authentication must be enabled before you can automatically log off. Yes5 Requires Rules set-up Yes ? Public folders support email and documents; more functionality to be added in an upcoming release No* Disabled on purpose: Security hole ‡ Oracle Connector for Outlook versions 9.0.4.11 and higher NA The feature is Not applicable to this version or product. ? Feature Not tested or functionality unknown ? ? ? ? ? No Yes No No No Outlook 2003 IMAP OCS Web
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