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Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

  1. #1


    D. Spencer Hines Guest

    Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

    I now have WLM V14, Outlook Express 6, Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 and
    Thunderbird 3.0 beta 1 all installed on this machine.

    I'm experimenting with and testing their capabilities and limitations.

    Outlook Express is still clearly the superior product of the lot...

    But Thunderbird 3.0 beta 1 shows real promise....



    It certainly holds contacts securely, rather than dumping them each time the
    software is closed -- like Windows Live Mail.

    Sadly, WLM V14 is the crippled runt of the litter.
    --
    DSH
    Lux et Veritas et Libertas
    Deus Vult



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    N. Miller Guest

    Re: Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:03:49 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

    > Outlook Express is still clearly the superior product of the lot...
    Not so clear to me. Probably because it is clearly a personal opinion that
    you hold.

    --
    Norman
    ~Oh Lord, why have you come
    ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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    osu9400 Guest

    Re: Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

    True statement. I could never go back to Outlook Express. I do enjoy WLM but
    it has some short-comings which need to be addressed before Win7 is
    released.

    "N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news8854yp1enyf$.dlg@xxxxxx

    > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:03:49 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:
    >

    >> Outlook Express is still clearly the superior product of the lot...
    >
    > Not so clear to me. Probably because it is clearly a personal opinion that
    > you hold.
    >
    > --
    > Norman
    > ~Oh Lord, why have you come
    > ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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    D. Spencer Hines Guest

    Re: Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

    It doesn't appear that Win7 will contain WLM.
    --
    DSH
    Lux et Veritas et Libertas
    Deus Vult
    "osu9400" <osu9400@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:ewrKS4ndJHA.5540@xxxxxx

    > I do enjoy WLM but it has some short-comings which need to be
    > addressed before Win7 is released.


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    osu9400 Guest

    Re: Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

    Win 7 doesn't include a mail program at all (or photo or movie maker). but
    they will have a prominent link to download the Live essentials. I like
    this approach. Cleaner install Less junk if you don't use. Plus, you avoid
    the mess where WLM doesn't actually replace WM and you have two mail
    programs. (same for WPG and WLPG)



    "D. Spencer Hines" <panther@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:#RJ0u9ndJHA.552@xxxxxx

    > It doesn't appear that Win7 will contain WLM.
    > --
    > DSH
    > Lux et Veritas et Libertas
    > Deus Vult
    > "osu9400" <osu9400@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:ewrKS4ndJHA.5540@xxxxxx
    >

    >> I do enjoy WLM but it has some short-comings which need to be
    >> addressed before Win7 is released.
    >
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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    N. Miller Guest

    Re: Windows Live Mail & Alternatives

    On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:36:27 -0000, D. Spencer Hines wrote:

    > It doesn't appear that Win7 will contain WLM.
    Good. Additional applications are just that, and an end user should be able
    to bring his own toys to this game.

    --
    Norman
    ~Oh Lord, why have you come
    ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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