Bob

Gary VanderMolen wrote:
> My advice is based on solid experience and is not given lightly.
> The overwhelming majority of folks who switched to Windows Live Mail
> have agreed with me that it is more stable and less buggy than WM.
>
> Of all the regular responders here, we almost universally agree
> that Norton/McAfee is bad for Windows Mail.
>
> Since you have only your own experience to draw on (sample size=1),
> you should not be attempting to countermand the collective wisdom
> that has developed here from the experiences of many users.
>
> And I agree that Thunderbird is a good choice for those who, for
> various reasons, are not satisfied with WM or WLM.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "mrbjr" <mrbjr@comcast.net> wrote in message news:OL8kJ2t1HHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Gary, you really should get off telling everyone with a Vista Mail problem to stop using Norton/McAfee and/or switch to Windows
>> Live Beta. Perhaps until it gets sorted out they should just use an alternate email program. As I had mentioned to you in an
>> earlier post I am having similar problems and use neither of those AV programs. I currently switched to Windows Live at some
>> ones suggestion and only moments ago had it come up with a not responding while trying to open a picture file. The very same
>> file opens immediately in Thunderbird. So I proceeded to try the wmutil, first compacting and then trying again to open the
>> file, no luck, so tried the repair option with the same result. Now I know how Betas work, so I also would not recommend
>> switching to Windows Live either. Suffice it to say I have honestly tried each and every suggestion that has been provided you
>> Steve, and many others and it's not working. There has to be some common denominators with those of use experiencing these
>> issues, but I am not positive it is in fact related to the AV programs we are using.
>>
>> Bob
>
>
Gary, I am not trying to be disagreeable and your help has been
outstanding. I personally do not and have not used either Norton/McAfee
in over 10 years. My point is this, it may me some call or routine in
these programs that may be similar in other programs that those of us
having the continued problems have in common. Since we are having very
similar problems and not using the (problem) AV programs, would you not
agree? I will also point out that I personally never allow my AV to scan
my email as a matter of common sense as it slows the delivery
unnecessarily. Also, even though I have not been a frequent poster, I
have been a subscriber to the MS newsgroups for as long as they have
been available....

Bob