OE6 or WLM?

Running WIN XP and OE6. Generally happy with OE6 but realize this is a dead
program.

Any reasons why I should not switch to WLM which I understand to be
Microsoft's
current replacement for OE6-8
Thanks

--
Roger

OE6 hasn't been replaced and will continue to be supported (such as it is)
through April 2014 when running in WinXP SP3.

If you're hot to trade a buggy application that you know for an equally
buggy application (with its own shortcomings*) that you don't know, switch
to
Wal-Mail.

===============
* the TO line in a message will only auto-populate one of the last 29
contacts selected manually; shading of Read/Unread, etc., messages can be
infuriating; each account has its own set of default folders (e.g., Inbox;
Sent Items); etc.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


rogeepete wrote:
Running WIN XP and OE6. Generally happy with OE6 but realize this is a
dead
program.

Any reasons why I should not switch to WLM which I understand to be
Microsoft's current replacement for OE6-8

XP, if SP3 is installed, will be supported until April, 2014. Although
dead, OE will receive security updates, if needed, until then.

There is no reason not to, except "will you like it". Best answer for that
is to try it.

You can run WLMail and OE at the same time and download incoming mail to
both if you want to give it a try. Sent messages will be only in the Sent
Items folder for the e-mail client used to send.

You can download it here if you wish.

Windows Live Mail (Overview & Features):
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

I would suggest you subscribe to the WLMail newsgroup and read some of the
posts & replies. That will give you a better idea of what it is like.

Windows Live Mail [Desktop] Newsgroup.

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop

On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...mail .desktop

If you want to run OE and WLMail at the same time:

In OE and WLMail:

Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced - Check: Leave a copy of
messages on the server.

In OE or WLMail, (not both), check to Delete messages after X days to
satisfy your allotted space you get from your server.

Note that when you install WLMail, it will become the default e-mail
client. If you want to reclaim OE as default, see this.

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
Custom + Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Outlook Express.

Make OE the default e-mail client:
http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"rogeepete" wrote in message
...
Running WIN XP and OE6. Generally happy with OE6 but realize this is a
dead
program.

Any reasons why I should not switch to WLM which I understand to be
Microsoft's
current replacement for OE6-8
Thanks

--
Roger

Tu dit quelque-chose ? Comprend pas ou toi est une malagrine ? Dit moi, quelle

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

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"Bruce Hagen" a écrit dans le message de groupe de
discussion : ...
XP, if SP3 is installed, will be supported until April, 2014. Although dead, OE
will receive security updates, if needed, until then.

There is no reason not to, except "will you like it". Best answer for that is to
try it.

You can run WLMail and OE at the same time and download incoming mail to both if
you want to give it a try. Sent messages will be only in the Sent Items folder
for the e-mail client used to send.

You can download it here if you wish.

Windows Live Mail (Overview & Features):
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

I would suggest you subscribe to the WLMail newsgroup and read some of the posts
& replies. That will give you a better idea of what it is like.

Windows Live Mail [Desktop] Newsgroup.

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop

On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...mail .desktop

If you want to run OE and WLMail at the same time:

In OE and WLMail:

Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced - Check: Leave a copy of messages
on the server.

In OE or WLMail, (not both), check to Delete messages after X days to satisfy
your allotted space you get from your server.

Note that when you install WLMail, it will become the default e-mail client. If
you want to reclaim OE as default, see this.

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults | Custom +
Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Outlook Express.

Make OE the default e-mail client:
http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"rogeepete" wrote in message
...
Running WIN XP and OE6. Generally happy with OE6 but realize this is a dead
program.

Any reasons why I should not switch to WLM which I understand to be
Microsoft's
current replacement for OE6-8
Thanks

--
Roger

"rogeepete" wrote in message
...
Running WIN XP and OE6. Generally happy with OE6 but realize this is a
dead
program.

Any reasons why I should not switch to WLM which I understand to be
Microsoft's
current replacement for OE6-8
Thanks

--
Roger