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What is the modern version of Outlook Express?

Charlie98

Charlie98

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I've just recently upgraded from XP to W7, and I have used OE pretty much forever... it's simple and it works.

Is there a version of OE that will work with W7 x64, I see MS is pushing Windows Live... I really don't want or need all of that (especially Messenger... )
 
live mail is good enough for me and the only part of live essentials i use. start the windows live essentials installer and it'll ask you what programs you'd like. check them off and go.
 
The "default freebie" is Windows Mail which should be in your start menu. There are various tutorials online to convert your Outlook Express settings over; otherwise, as mentioned, there's Thunderbird or good old web-based email.
 
Thunderbird works, Eudora Pro works, and a work around lets Windows Mail (from Vista) work. Windows live Mail is functionally similar to OE.
 
Charlie98 said:
Why?
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Because your valuable data gets locked to a company, and you may or may not be able to get it back in the future depending on how much they care, and want to give support.

Something like Thunderbird works better in two ways. First, it's cross platform. If you decide you want to run OSX or Linux, you can take your mail with you, and it'll be a familiar interface. Second, if Thunderbird ever ceases development. you can keep it going yourself by writing code, or paying someone else to. Odds are, there'll be enough people that want to do what you want, that you won't have to code, or pay anybody. The point is, the program's yours do do as you see fit. Your data won't be held hostage to the whims of a company whose main motivation is profit.

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For a little perspective, I'm probably running Linux now due to my mail being held by a proprietary Earthlink mail client. I had a hard time getting my mail back, and swore it would never happen again. That's when I started running Thunderbird. That got me thinking about all the other software I run, and I started transitioning over to free software in Windows. Free software got me interested in a free O/S, so now I'm running Linux.

Now I can't code, so a lot of the potential benefits aren't immediately accessible to me, but the /potential/ is there. I can pay to get what I want, or petition the community, and someone might like my ideas, and take the project on. Not being limited by artificial restrictions, or a company's bottom line is very liberating. It's like your parents telling you you can grow up to be president. Odds are you won't, but you always have that potential. You're free to do as you choose.
 
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lxskllr said:
Because your valuable data gets locked to a company, and you may or may not be able to get it back in the future depending on how much they care, and want to give support.

Something like Thunderbird works better in two ways. First, it's cross platform. If you decide you want to run OSX or Linux, you can take your mail with you, and it'll be a familiar interface. Second, if Thunderbird ever ceases development. you can keep it going yourself by writing code, or paying someone else to. Odds are, there'll be enough people that want to do what you want, that you won't have to code, or pay anybody. The point is, the program's yours do do as you see fit. Your data won't be held hostage to the whims of a company whose main motivation is profit.

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Kind of like QuickBooks? I hate QB... but for me, it's the best thing out there right now. 'Hate' probably isn't a strong enough word...

I don't know enough about other OS' (or even Mac) to even know if I could benefit from it while keeping some amount of operating utility.

Writing code? I can't even spell my name correctly... :biggrin:

But what you say has merit, I'll be looking into Thunderbird.

"What's the word?"
"THUNDERBIRD...!"

(For those of you old enough to know what that is... :whiste: )
 
Charlie98 said:
I've just recently upgraded from XP to W7, and I have used OE pretty much forever... it's simple and it works.

Is there a version of OE that will work with W7 x64, I see MS is pushing Windows Live... I really don't want or need all of that (especially Messenger... )
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Live Mail is the successor to Outlook Express. I use it on one of my Windows 7 systems and it works fine. Thunderbird is a good option also.
 
Another vote for Thunderbird. I've used it since the beginning and it's pretty easy to port between computers and different OS versions.
 
The successor to OE is the Windows Live Mail 2011 client. I personally like it, although I don't use it, I set my mom up with it and there have been no complaints from her end or the support end (me). Although I don't mind Thunderbird either. Its great, especially since it works with all 3 main platforms.
 
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