05-10-2008
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Re: Class Action
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>> I have read, somewhere, that Windows Live has relented, and extended the
>> cutoff date for turning off WebDAV support past June 30, 2008. The
>> extension
>> was "indefinite".
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>> Since you are willing to pay for email service, I'd recommend Fastmail.
>> For
>> a fee you get SMTP access, as well as IMAP access (free accounts are IMAP
>> only, no SMTP).
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>> http://fastmail.fm/
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>> I'd suggest getting the account, using MSOE to move your email from the
>> Windows Live Hotmail folders to the Fastmail IMAP folders; then, when you
>> are satisfied that all is working as desired, pursuing a refund from
>> Windows
>> Live for the unused portion of the subscription. Probably a lot cheaper,
>> and
>> easier, than a lawsuit. | | | | | >
> Except that I'm getting annoyed. Hotmail plus OE worked fine except for
> minor problems. Now, this program, WLM, regularly turns my PC into chopped
> liver. It locks up. It runs slow. I've had to do more reboots in the two
> weeks since I installed it than I did in the previous six months. On
> Thursday, WLM went completely nuts. After hours of trial and error, I had
> to uninstall and reinstall it, only to discover that the uninstall leaves
> things behind.
>
> Plus... even when it works, it has some astoundingly user unfriendly
> features (that I'll be glad to list upon request).
>
> I'll tell you what I'm thinking of doing. I'm considering writing a short
> letter to the MS legal department, telling them that I paid for two
> hotmail accounts specifically because they told me that I needed to pay to
> use hotmail with OE. They are failing to deliver services that they paid
> for. The upgrade path they have mandated requires an upgrade in my
> hardware, involves a time consuming conversion and even then forces me to
> use a product with tons of defects.
>
> If they get a couple of thousand letters like that, it will properly
> adjust their perspective.
>
> Unless magic happens, they have lost me for good. But it takes time to
> migrate under the best of circumstances, not to mention that the hotmail
> addresses are out there all over the place.
>
> BTW - one thing is for sure about WLM. Since I started posting here, my
> junk mail has increased tenfold. (Yes, I just altered my address, but its
> too late.) | | | | | Actually, now that I think of it, try this URL https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhand...laintForm.aspx
You can file a complaint with the State of Washington Attorney General
online. |
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