Outlook Set for More Open Future

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"Microsoft said it was making the move because data portability was becoming increasingly important to customers and clients.

"No deadline was given for when the documentation effort will be complete.

"Microsoft already provides two ways to get at the data Outlook and Exchange servers store about e-mail messages, contacts and calendar entries in a format known as .pst. However, that information can only be accessed if Outlook is installed on a user's desktop or laptop computer."

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