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Outlook Express Service Changes
by thebootreaper - 4/28/08 12:05 AMHi everyone,
Last week I received a notification from Microsoft that Outlook Express services will cease on June 30, 2008. I know little to nothing of the technical explanations it included. I depend a lot from this simple e-mail client and am worried if the services stop. Is there a way I can still use it? Is there another e-mail client that can work with hotmail (the alternative - "Live Mail" seems to be littered with ads)? What about my archived mail records (of which many are already deleted from the hotmail server and is stored in my PC - will i still be able to access them? Should I start saving them while there is still time? How? Please help. Thank you all wonderful people in this community in advance!
That's not entirely correct...
by John.Wilkinson
- 4/28/08 10:28 AM
In reply to: Outlook Express Service Changes by thebootreaper
In our Windows XP and Email/Chat/VoIP forums I posted forum stickies which explain the change only affects your ability to access Hotmail e-mail through Outlook Express due to Microsoft disabling the DAV protocol to their servers. Outlook Express will continue to function normally for all other e-mail accounts (POP3/IMAP).
Also, Windows Live Mail has not included advertising since early in the beta cycle...all current versions are advertising-free.
Finally, you will still be able to access any emails stored on your computer through Outlook Express, and can import them during Windows Live Mail's installation. (You'll be prompted automatically.)
Hope this helps,
John
John, can we....
by tallin - 5/2/08 7:13 PM In reply to: That's not entirely correct... by John.Wilkinson
....have the link to the stickies you posted please. I put in a search for it, but did not come up with anything. I am most interested to read what you posted..............thanks
Sure...
by John.Wilkinson - 5/2/08 7:29 PM
In reply to: John, can we.... by tallin
-> Windows XP forum sticky
-> E-mail, chat, & VoIP forum sticky
John
Very interesting...
by tallin - 5/2/08 8:20 PM In reply to: Sure... by John.Wilkinson
Thanks for the links, will read and help others with interest.
Outlook Express
by DeEtta - 5/3/08 12:32 PM In reply to: John, can we.... by tallinJohn,
I have been reading your replies about Outlook Express and am very interested. I was/am using MSN for email. They hooked me up with Hotmail and I could get my email on Outlook Express, which I really liked. Then Windows Live came in and nothing has been the same since. They cut off OE! Windows Live drives me nuts (won't go into it all). What do I have to do to get Outlook Express back and how do I do it if it is possible? I have gmail and they said I can get OE through that client.........tried, followed their instructions and could not get it to work. Help, I miss reading my email on OE!
De
OE shouldn't be missing...
by John.Wilkinson - 5/6/08 1:13 PM
In reply to: Outlook Express by DeEtta
Outlook Express is bundled with Windows XP and, even after using another e-mail client, should remain installed/usable. You can access it by browsing to C:\program files\outlook express\ and launching msimn.exe. You can then set Outlook Express as your default mail client again through the Tools->Options->General menu, replacing MSN or whichever client is currently set as the default.
Hope this helps,
John
OE no longer able to access hotmail
by dreddel10 - 5/2/08 7:14 PM In reply to: That's not entirely correct... by John.Wilkinson
Does this mean that if I am using the paid version of hotmail can I still access this account using POP3 option for accessing my hotmail account?
Yes, that is correct...
by John.Wilkinson - 5/2/08 7:27 PM
In reply to: OE no longer able to access hotmail by dreddel10
Premium accounts which use POP3 to connect, using Outlook Express or any other client, will be unaffected.
John
thanx
by dreddel10 - 5/2/08 7:37 PM In reply to: Yes, that is correct... by John.Wilkinson
Thanks for the quick answer
Can I send and receive scripts written for Outlook Express i
by gil_dano - 5/4/08 3:49 PM In reply to: That's not entirely correct... by John.Wilkinson
I have a website for Outlook Express Stationery. Will such stationery scripts work in Windows Live Mail just as they do in Outlook Express or will I just have to keep to Outlook Express? BTW I'm very happy using Outlook Express and feel that it will be doing a great dis-service to the many scripters, stationery makers and users of
Outlook Express Stationery if they will no longer be able to use their scripts and/or stationerys. Perhaps a solution can be found if this is indeed the case? Will Outlook Express be done away with sometime in the future?
Many thanks.
Gillian
XP OUTLOOK
by gramax5 - 5/3/08 4:21 AM In reply to: Outlook Express Service Changes by thebootreaperGreetings,
I had to remove the outlook because of all the filth that was coming in my email box. I got tired of deleting them all, have no clue how they got my email address I sure as hell didnt visit their site.
I use Yahoo Mail and only receive emails from friends and sites where I registered with.
It's just wonderful NO MORE FILTH!
Thank you for listening.
Outlook wasn't the cause...
by John.Wilkinson - 5/3/08 7:52 AM
In reply to: XP OUTLOOK by gramax5
Outlook (or Outlook Express) is simply an e-mail client through which you can access the e-mail sent to your e-mail account. Thus, if your e-mail address gets out (one of the sites you did register with gives it out/sells it, someone who used the email account previously gave it out freely, or someone simply started trying random e-mail addresses and found yours worked) the only solution is to change e-mail addresses. Yahoo Mail does offer above-average spam filters in my experience (I give one of my addresses out, resulting in 300+ unsolicited e-mails a day, 299 of which are automatically deleted as spam), but removing Outlook wasn't necessary.
John
I went with Google Mail.
by JonathanPDX - 5/3/08 8:59 AM In reply to: Outlook wasn't the cause... by John.Wilkinson
After Microsoft's first purge a couple years ago killing off access between free Hotmail and Outlook Express (then made accounts already existing work again), I figured I'd had enough of them. GMail was available and free and it works with my webmail clients. Their spam filters are awesome, too, plus Calendar, maps, and all the other features fit the bill.
I opted to go with Outlook as a client. While it is enormously bloated - Morbidly-Obese-ware (whatever happened to clean/lean code?) - like all of Microsoft's code, and does have its moments, it's still a major player in the corporate world. I killed off all my Hotmail accounts and haven't looked back.
As for Yahoo...I still consider it to be a virus.
The Outlook Express client is simple, but it could definitely be improved in the backing up of address book/messages area.
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