Do you use Outlook Express to read your Hotmail?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by DavidGP, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Well then from June 30th you wont as they are turning off that old protocol system for a new one, which is sadly not compatable with OE.

    Suggestion is to migrate from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail ( personally I use Live Mail and its far superiour to OE, but thats as Vista doesn't have OE but Windows Mail and not as good IMO as OE was ).


    Read more here http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry




    Or for Thunderbird users, a possible option in WebMail add-on http://webmail.mozdev.org/setup.html ( not tried this as I dont use T/Bird )
     
  2. star17

    star17 MajorGeek

    I didn't think Hotmail was even around anymore; I guess something has to handle all that spam, no? ;)

    Windows Mail is fine for me, you can customize the heck out of it if you know how. I think the spam filters are pretty decent too (don't worry Dave, I green-lighted you on the first email) :D
     
  3. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi Chris

    Its not its now Windows Live Hotmail ( everythings gone Live ), yes on spam filters as very good, I just wanted something that was easier to manage multiple email accounts, NGs and RSS, Live Mail is pretty good for this and takes Windows Mail to a new level.

    Think Yahoo handles the worlds spam these days ;)

    Hahhaha on my email green lighted LOL
     
  4. BILLMCC66

    BILLMCC66 Bionic Belgian

    I use office outlook for my E_Mail and am happy with it combined with ESET i feel pretty safe.

    i do have a Hotmail account and only check it about once a month just to clear it of all that rubbish that comes in.

    last time i checked it i had 96 messages and only 6 were legit all the others were C**P.
     
  5. ItsWendy

    ItsWendy MajorGeek

    I'm still using Hotmail, they haven't forced me to update yet, though it is coming. My 2 Gig mail box is at 89% and growing...

    I might use the email reader if it is any good. I've been wanting to offload my email for a long time now, but I really didn't like OE.

    I like web mail because it keeps its distance from my computer.
     

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