On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:08:53 -0500, Liviu wrote:
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> "N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ivhdr5nrbu7s$.dlg@xxxxxx
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>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:26:00 -0700, Maffysdad wrote:
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>>> First you stop new Hotmail accounts from using Outlook Express to
>>> access their email.
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>> MSFT's explanation is that WebDAV wouldn't scale. As they increased
>> the storage capacity of the accounts, to keep up with Google (5GB) and
>> Yahoo! ("Unlimited"), there were problems.
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> That seems to be the official line, indeed. And it completely ignores
> users who have no interest in or use for the extra capacity, for whom
> WebDAV worked - especially compared to no OE access at all - and could
> still work but for the politics of change.
I also stated the unofficial line: Vulnerability to spam abuse. Whether that
is true, or not, there is no money in offering free services.
Also, there is no pressure like competition. In order to keep up, you have
to match the offering.
There is a great deal of cost and complexity in maintaining two sets of
parallel servers. WebDAV is going away; get used to it.
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>>> Now we find that half the features we've got used to aren't there,
>>> those that are are much, much more complex to set up, if it's even
>>> possible!.
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>> Now there is a helpful critique; cite "features", and yet not list
>> them.
I have used them. They aren't such a deal breaker.
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>> No way. Who, in their right mind puts 20 users on one computer. [...]
>> How secure is that?
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> I use 3 separate identitites in OE for work mail, personal mail, usenet.
> That makes managing and backups easier, also is perfectly secure for me.
> And, thank you, I don't need 3 different logon accounts for something as
> basic as that.
The way Windows Live Mail works is to have each POP3 account as a separate
entity. You don't need identities in that layout. You would set up your
"Personal" POP3 account, and your "Work" POP3 account. Each will be listed
in the account tree in the left pane. Usenet is already separate, even in MS
Outlook Express, and does not need a separate Identity.
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>> BTW, Windows 3.1 was not an operating system, nor was it network
>> capable. It was a GUI application installed over MS DOS
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> Technically true, but then none of the 9x/me windows was an OS.
Windows 9x/Me came with an operating system included, Windows 3.1 did not.
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Norman
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