Well, i think Outlook is probably the #1 used thing in the M$ Office suite; betwen ISP connection, email, contact management, calendar and scheduling stuff, it ends up being the proggie I use the most..
It IS bloated, slow, and prone to problems, but so are most proggies you use continuously every day..
I actually like the Office 11 version of Outlook; maybe still a bit buggy, but its got most of the things covered that the typical user needs..
And yes, if your are behind a router/firewall, and have Norton Antivirus running and updated, the chances of being hacked or "virused" are really minimal...
I use it at work, and at home, and have yet to lose a file or email or proggie, when I had everything running as it should be.
Just my .02
wase4711
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