Re: DBX* prog. question.

From: Steve Cochran (scochran_at_oehelp.com)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:09:15 -0400

Hi Timur,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've been thinking about doing this, but haven't
gotten around to it.

As to wasting my time in the NGs, I have been in these since 1997 and will
continue to be here to help people.

cheers,

steve

"Timur Abdullin" <archlexx@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ORZdr0hZEHA.3012@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the recommendation,
>
> All's now as clear for me as a crystal ball. May I in turn recommend
> something? Since the site at which your products' info is located is not
too
> well organized at presenting that info in a most aesthetic way, it would
be
> a very good idea to post on those pages a kind of a Comparison Chart for
the
> DBX* programs available for sale.
>
> Doing this, I think, will save you time and eliminate wasted time replying
> to newsgroups posts. And will also save much time to the OE user thinking
of
> which DBX* to get for his or her OE needs. Just to give you an idea of
what
> I'm talking about, check out what this company has done to make comparing
> their products easier for a consumer:
>
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/comparison2.jsp?product4=zass&product2=zaav&product3=zap&product1=znalm&submit.x=50&submit.y=10
>
> That's my recommendation. Thanks for yours.
>
> -TA
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:eLpx1hBZEHA.3112@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Timur,
> >
> > The two programs were united into one program. DBXtend has DBXtract as
> the
> > front end and then has the back end to do the subsequent processing.
But
> > then 2 years later I wrote DBXpress, which explains the difference.
They
> > are also written in different languages, so merging them is not likely
to
> > happen.
> >
> > Now, I would recommend using DBXpress as the front end extraction engine
> and
> > then using DBXtend for subsequent processing, which is what I often do.
> > Both have command line options, which allows for automation via batch
> files.
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > steve
> >
> > "Timur Abdullin" <archlexx@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:u06px78YEHA.3304@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello Steve,
> > >
> > > I now understand what you were trying to convey on the web site. Just
to
> > > confirm my understanding--to see if I got this correctly--DBXpress is
> the
> > > best tool for extraction tasks (involving mere e-mail messages), while
> > > DBXtend is best adapted to offer extra options for post-extraction
tasks
> > > (like working with attachments). This makes me wonder why the best
> > offerings
> > > of the two are not united under one program. But regardless, if I wish
> to
> > > have something do a good job at extracting from *.dbx files my e-mails
> and
> > > then maybe also to pulling out and manipulating attachments, would I
> have
> > to
> > > get both the DBXtend and DBXpress for the best results?Thanks for your
> > help.
> > >
> > > -TA
> > >
> > > "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uaOQtF1YEHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Frank's assessment is pretty much accurate.
> > > >
> > > > DBXpress has a different extraction algorithm than that used by
> DBXtract
> > > and
> > > > DBXtend. As such DBXpress is much more reliable and is signficantly
> > > faster.
> > > >
> > > > I would not recommend DBXtract to anyone, but rather DBXpress.
> > > >
> > > > DBXtend is for further processing, such as removal of duplicates,
> > > > attachments, etc.
> > > >
> > > > If its message recovery you need, DBXpress is the best option.
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > >
> > > > steve
> > > >
> > > > "Timur Abdullin" <archlexx@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:eZUO#ljYEHA.228@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Uhhgm,
> > > > >
> > > > > I've poster these questions before but no one must have seen it,
so
> > here
> > > > > they are again. Does anyone know the answer to these 3 questions:
> > > > >
> > > > > How these programs are different in comparison to each other?
> > > > >
> > > > > DBXtract - $5
> > > > > DBXtend - $30
> > > > > DBXpress - $25
> > > > >
> > > > > Which is the BEST of the 3 that the writer is offering for sale?
> > > > >
> > > > > Would DBXtend be the better of the 3 since its price tag is
> heftiest?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the answers.
> > > > >
> > > > > -TA
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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