Mail Client, Windows 7?

[Scouse]

So, Windows7 doesn't come with a mail client as default. Not really wanting to download Windows Live Mail if there's an alternative out there that will do the same job/better.

Any suggestions peeps?

 

[nath]

Outlook, Thunderbird?

 

[Scouse]

Never used Thunderbird, I'll look into it, ta

You have to pay for outlook...

 

[Scouse]

Know any that'll support Hotmail?

 

[Scouse]

Scratch that. Thunderbird's great

 

[Kryten]

TB is one of those programs I've slapped on and never even considered using anything else since. Just works. Reliable. Works well using the forwarders from Hotmail and Gmail. All the features I need.

 

[yaruar]

TB is one of those programs I've slapped on and never even considered using anything else since. Just works. Reliable. Works well using the forwarders from Hotmail and Gmail. All the features I need.

Thunderbird is good, it's developers are a bunch of whiney weenie twats though.

 

[MSFT_GlenF]

Scouse,
I understand your issue with finding a mail client for Windows 7, I would encourage you to visit the microsoft.com/springboard site for a list of suggested mail clients to function windows 7. I would also like to point out that Windows Live "Wave 3" package offers several revamped tools, including a mail client which is very similiar to Windows Mail.... thanks

Glen@microsoft-springboard

 

[Scouse]

Jeebus! Microsoft's hitting the marketing hard!

It's bad enough that I suck the teets of M$ all day at work (when I'm working). So when I'm at home I like to cut off my nose to spite my face and find less useable software with unfamiliar front-ends to work with

Edit: But if you're dumb enough to come back and check on posts I'm liking 7....

 

[Kryten]

lol christ, that takes something else

Not personally a fan of the MS kit to be frank, and it's already been established TB works rather spiffingly. I think MS should be concentrating on interoperability rather than pushing anything else. It does however feel a little odd that with all the obvious hard (and very effective) work that's gone into W7, that a mail client would be overlooked. Doesn't mean I'd personally use it, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind there.



*On a slight edit, if anyone's worried about this person being from anywhere other than MS, it would appear he is genuine*

 

[Bob007]

MS Springboard peeps float around reading forums and reply to posts about MS products when they can "help".

 

[Kryten]

Indeed,just thought it'd be wise to ensure authenticity before trolling commenced

 

[TdC]

hmm tempted to ban it. next they'll be calling me around dinnertime or sending me random email :/

 

[gunner440]

Outlook is the best ever.

 

[Ch3tan]

lol christ, that takes something else

Not personally a fan of the MS kit to be frank, and it's already been established TB works rather spiffingly. I think MS should be concentrating on interoperability rather than pushing anything else. It does however feel a little odd that with all the obvious hard (and very effective) work that's gone into W7, that a mail client would be overlooked. Doesn't mean I'd personally use it, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind there.



*On a slight edit, if anyone's worried about this person being from anywhere other than MS, it would appear he is genuine*

I thought it was not included to avoid more lawsuits and EU fines?

 

[Kryten]

Probably, although there's not exactly a huge amount of paid mail clients out there that are really used as a common replacement for Outlook/OE.

 

[Embattle]

I just use my webmail front, the reality is that it suits me more because I don't have to remember about my emails when I fuck around with my computer and end up restoring it.