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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
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Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
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Posts: n/a
Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
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Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
Newsgroup Contributor
 
Posts: n/a
Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
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Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
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Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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Old 04-12-2007, 08:47 PM
mikeyhsd
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Posts: n/a
Re: Vista 64 compatibility?

the file structure has been dramatically changed in WM in attempt to get rid of the problems that existed with the old format.

still need to use some reasonable precautions.
like do not save mail in INBOX, but create user folders and move mail to them.
NEVER, NEVER interrupt the compacting .



mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23txnvDVXHHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Actually, I was mainly worried about the integrity of my
WinMail store of emails, but I wouldn't even bother to try
an alternate like WLMD if it didn't do newsgroups.

Gary VanderMolen

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message news:uGcxgRSXHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
what is there to trust or not trust about a news reader.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:e5Dx4NRXHHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Does WLMD do newsgroups?
I no longer trust Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message news:uIP1TSQXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Makes Windows Live Mail Desktop look like a good choice. Several advantages
> there, including my hotmail accounts again available.
>
> "Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:OVGE97PXHHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scotter" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:O8fVSNIXHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah! Has anyone here played with Vista Mail?
>>> Impressions?
>>> I'm going to go Google "reviews of Vista Mail" now to see what I can
>>> find.

>>
>>
>> im not impressed. things i could do in OE without any issue (IMAP to
>> Exchange 2003 servers) wouldnt work in VM. Also, usenet posts i make with
>> VM are not visible to my OE install on another machine.
>>
>> it defaults to sync every message in every folder when you use IMAP. I
>> presonally dont like that, since i didnt want to sync 8GB of data. I had
>> to manually uncheck 400+ imap folders (exchange public folders).
>>
>> Its ONLY virtue, in my opinion, is that it still does newsgroups.
>>

>

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