There is a rather lame announcement from Microsoft here:
http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/...708!5745.entry
I don't think it has received wide distribution.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
"Lori" <Lori@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:573C3728-CA40-48FE-8324-20257500B53C@xxxxxx
Quote:
> "MS has postponed the end of Hotmail/OE compatibility indefinitely."
>
> Get out of town!!!!! The last 'note' I got from them was that sometime in
> June (if memory serves...) they were pulling the plug & they basically
> said
> to switch over to WLM or you're SOL if you want to use a client to access
> email.
>
> Was that a nasty little marketing ploy to get people to switch over or
> what?!?! Oh well. I moved everything over to WLM & killed all my account
> setups in OE so there's no point in going back now. Guess their tactics
> worked.... *sigh* Microsoft.........
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> Quote:
>> You're welcome.
>> Note that MS has postponed the end of Hotmail/OE compatibility
>> indefinitely.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "Lori" <Lori@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:09750F37-3FAC-42FD-B6D4-5361525B4F45@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Gary - My office FINALLY finished upgrading to XP at the end of 2007 so
>> > I
>> > don't think I'll be seeing Vista any time soon... 
(Although point
>> > noted!)
>> > And since MS is discontinuing Hotmail / OE compatibility I'll
>> > definitely
>> > be
>> > using WLM from here on out.
>> >
>> > Ron - Ahh. Not a bad workaround at all! Just tested it out - aok!
>> >
>> > Thanks guys!!
>> >
>> > --
>> > Life moves pretty fast. If you don''t stop and look around once in a
>> > while,
>> > you could miss it.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Start a new message with the default email account.
>> >> Save to the desktop.
>> >> Use the saved file (template) to start new email messages.
>> >> --
>> >> Ronald Sommer
>> >>
>> >> "Lori" <Lori@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:30E2B6F8-B59A-4C17-98DA-1E4D9F0DE709@xxxxxx
>> >> > Bummer. I figured as much but I was still hopeful.... Oh well.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for replying...
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a
>> >> > while,
>> >> > you could miss it.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> No, you can't change the default behavior. The only workaround is
>> >> >> the manual override as I described below.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Lori" <Lori@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:B8E93406-3207-401D-B5F7-ACD3B207C3C9@xxxxxx
>> >> >> >I found Gary VanderMolen's post on 4/27/08 which explains "(t)he
>> >> >> >default
>> >> >> > behavior is that replies will use whatever account downloaded the
>> >> >> > original
>> >> >> > message, while a new message uses the 'From' address associated
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > currently selected account folder. Both of those defaults can be
>> >> >> > overridden
>> >> >> > by using the dropdown in the 'From' box."
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Fair enough.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > But is there a way I can get it to ALWAYS default to my main
>> >> >> > account
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > 'From' in NEW messages UNLESS I change it to a different account?
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > 9
>> >> >> > email accounts config'd in WLM and I often forget to click back
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > my
>> >> >> > main
>> >> >> > email account & / or manually change the 'From' dropdown so I've
>> >> >> > got
>> >> >> > emails
>> >> >> > that should be coming from one account coming from another and so
>> >> >> > forth.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Note that I don't want / need to change the behavior on replies.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for your time & tips!!!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > while,
>> >> >> > you could miss it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>>