web based mail

Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention of
allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most people
will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or is there
another reason microsoft is now making my life that little bit more difficult?

Andy wrote:
> Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention
> of allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
> Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most
> people
> will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
> Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or
> is there another reason microsoft is now making my life that little
> bit more difficult?
====================================
Maybe Windows Live Mail would be worth a look:

Windows Live Mail
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

FAQ
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_FAQ

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MS Picture It! -
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Thanks john, but I believe this only works with hotmail. I really don't want
to change my lycos address that I have been using for the past 4 years or so.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Andy wrote:
> > Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention
> > of allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
> > Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most
> > people
> > will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
> > Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or
> > is there another reason microsoft is now making my life that little
> > bit more difficult?
> ====================================
> Maybe Windows Live Mail would be worth a look:
>
> Windows Live Mail
> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>
> FAQ
> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_FAQ
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

Andy wrote:
> Thanks john, but I believe this only works with hotmail. I really
> don't want to change my lycos address that I have been using for the
> past 4 years or so.
==================================
Did you read the FAQ? It mentions...Hotmail,
Yahoo!, AOL, Gmail.......it's certainly possible
that Lycos is supported also.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

No, WLM is not just Hotmail.
It is a standard email client like WM, plus recent bug fixes,
and it happens to work with Hotmail accounts also.
Why dismiss something out of hand when you apparently
have little or no familiarity with its capabilities?

Gary VanderMolen


"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BFDCE99C-A6D0-43A0-8BD7-13042755E855@microsoft.com...
> Thanks john, but I believe this only works with hotmail. I really don't want
> to change my lycos address that I have been using for the past 4 years or so.
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>> > Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention
>> > of allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
>> > Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most
>> > people
>> > will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
>> > Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or
>> > is there another reason microsoft is now making my life that little
>> > bit more difficult?
>> ====================================
>> Maybe Windows Live Mail would be worth a look:
>>
>> Windows Live Mail
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>
>> FAQ
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_FAQ
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>> MS Picture It! -
>> Digital Image MVP
>>
>> Digital Image
>> Highlights and FAQs
>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>>
>> Notice
>> This is not tech support
>> I am a volunteer
>>
>> Solutions that work for
>> me may not work for you
>>
>> Proceed at your own risk
>>
>>
>>

"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BFDCE99C-A6D0-43A0-8BD7-13042755E855@microsoft.com...
> Thanks john, but I believe this only works with hotmail. I really don't
> want
> to change my lycos address that I have been using for the past 4 years or
> so.

If your Lycos account won't work with Windows Mail you should be
harassing Lycos to do something about it. Gmail and Yahoo have
managed to work in conjunction with Windows Mail as it stands
so it's possible Lycos could too if they wanted.

I'm not sure M$ can be held responsible for other companies
failure to invest and compete in the market.


>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>> > Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention
>> > of allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
>> > Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most
>> > people
>> > will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
>> > Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or
>> > is there another reason microsoft is now making my life that little
>> > bit more difficult?
>> ====================================
>> Maybe Windows Live Mail would be worth a look:
>>
>> Windows Live Mail
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>
>> FAQ
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_FAQ
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>> MS Picture It! -
>> Digital Image MVP
>>
>> Digital Image
>> Highlights and FAQs
>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>>
>> Notice
>> This is not tech support
>> I am a volunteer
>>
>> Solutions that work for
>> me may not work for you
>>
>> Proceed at your own risk
>>
>>
>>

WLM works with Lycos

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"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BBE32CE3-F0ED-49F2-9018-09FD299E072A@microsoft.com...
> Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention of
> allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
> Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most people
> will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
> Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or is there
> another reason microsoft is now making my life that little bit more difficult?

I took it to mean that the only web mail it works with is Hotmail...


"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:OA8$X#14HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> No, WLM is not just Hotmail.
> It is a standard email client like WM, plus recent bug fixes,
> and it happens to work with Hotmail accounts also.
> Why dismiss something out of hand when you apparently
> have little or no familiarity with its capabilities?
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BFDCE99C-A6D0-43A0-8BD7-13042755E855@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks john, but I believe this only works with hotmail. I really don't
>> want
>> to change my lycos address that I have been using for the past 4 years or
>> so.
>>
>> "John Inzer" wrote:
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>> > Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention
>>> > of allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
>>> > Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most
>>> > people
>>> > will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
>>> > Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or
>>> > is there another reason microsoft is now making my life that little
>>> > bit more difficult?
>>> ====================================
>>> Maybe Windows Live Mail would be worth a look:
>>>
>>> Windows Live Mail
>>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>>
>>> FAQ
>>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_FAQ
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> John Inzer
>>> MS Picture It! -
>>> Digital Image MVP
>>>
>>> Digital Image
>>> Highlights and FAQs
>>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>>>
>>> Notice
>>> This is not tech support
>>> I am a volunteer
>>>
>>> Solutions that work for
>>> me may not work for you
>>>
>>> Proceed at your own risk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

thanks john... just downloaded and run windows live mail and added my lycos
account but I get error messages with this account when sending/receiving.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Andy wrote:
> > Thanks john, but I believe this only works with hotmail. I really
> > don't want to change my lycos address that I have been using for the
> > past 4 years or so.
> ==================================
> Did you read the FAQ? It mentions...Hotmail,
> Yahoo!, AOL, Gmail.......it's certainly possible
> that Lycos is supported also.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

Thanks peter... I have attempted to add lycos to the live mail I just
downloaded but I am getting error messages when sending/receiving with this
account.
Am using pop.lycos.co.uk and smtp.lycos.co.uk and ticked the authentication
thing.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> WLM works with Lycos
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
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>
> "Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BBE32CE3-F0ED-49F2-9018-09FD299E072A@microsoft.com...
> > Can somebody please explain why microsft appears to have no intention of
> > allowing windows mail to access web based mail accounts?
> > Most portable accounts are web based so surely they are what most people
> > will now tend to use as opposed to their isp email account.
> > Is there some hidden evil in these accounts that I am unaware of or is there
> > another reason microsoft is now making my life that little bit more difficult?
>