Windows Mail Problems

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I cannot check email using windows mail. I am on a wireless router an it does
not work. It appears to be trying to use a dial up connection(?) I have seen
other posts about this issue, but cannot figure this out. I hit a snag when I
follow this path:

tools>accounts>properties>connections tab

When I click on the connections tab the program freezes and must be closed.
I have repeated this process at least 10 times. Any suggestions?
 
Windows Mail is very sensitive to interference from certain antivirus
programs. Read http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
If you have McAfee or Norton antivirus, uninstall it. Reboot and try
Windows Mail again. Once you get your email working properly,
download and install a less troublesome antivirus program such as the
free Avast. Whichever antivirus program you keep, be sure to
disable its email scanning option.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Gary VanderMolen said:
Windows Mail is very sensitive to interference from certain antivirus
programs. Read http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
If you have McAfee or Norton antivirus, uninstall it. Reboot and try
Windows Mail again. Once you get your email working properly,
download and install a less troublesome antivirus program such as the
free Avast. Whichever antivirus program you keep, be sure to
disable its email scanning option.

Gary VanderMolen
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whilst this may work, its not really a satisfactory solution though is it? at
the end of the day you need an effective email scanner because for most
people, that is where their viruses enter their system!

and as for avast, whilst it used to be good, recent tests in pc mags have
shown it up as relatively poor at detecting viruses

windows mail just doesnt seem to be up to the job at all - nothing but
problems - even outlook express was better!

does anyone know of other email programs that actually work?
 
Email scanning is redundant at best, and harmful to email database
integrity at worst. Read http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
Even Symantec (Norton Antivirus), the originator of email scanning,
admits that it is unnecessary.

If you don't like Avast, purchase NOD32 or Kaspersky; both are top-
rated. Not everyone needs a Cadillac, especially if you're on a budget.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a good alternative to Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen
 
notimpressed said:
whilst this may work, its not really a satisfactory solution though is it?
at
the end of the day you need an effective email scanner because for most
people, that is where their viruses enter their system!

and as for avast, whilst it used to be good, recent tests in pc mags have
shown it up as relatively poor at detecting viruses

windows mail just doesnt seem to be up to the job at all - nothing but
problems - even outlook express was better!

does anyone know of other email programs that actually work?
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Norton and McAfee are just plain too intrusive for Vista, or even WinXP.
For other AV products, email scanning slows down sending and receiving and
at the very least may cause timeout problems.

As for tests, from what I can see they keep changing places. AntiVir is
supposed to be a good free one.

I've heard good things about Thunderbird and am trying it out on one
machine. So far I haven't figured out how to set ports, but I'm sure
there's a way. Help is at least as bad as WinMail.
 
I agree with all you say! As there are so many people who are having
trouble, would a 'group' concerted effort to contact Microsoft and ask for a
solution? The system seems defective. There must be something Microsoft
morally should do to correct!
 
Frank Saunders said:
I've heard good things about Thunderbird and am trying it out on one machine. So far I haven't figured out how to set ports,
but I'm sure there's a way. Help is at least as bad as WinMail.
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If you find a way for it to have a unified Inbox, etc., let me know.
I hate the plethora of folders it generates when one has many email accounts.
 
Gary VanderMolen said:
If you find a way for it to have a unified Inbox, etc., let me know.
I hate the plethora of folders it generates when one has many email
accounts.
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I don't know, but it's possible. When I first installed it all mail went to
Local Folders. Somehow I changed two accounts to have their own folders.
Now I can't figure out how I did that.
 
Annlea said:
I agree with all you say! As there are so many people who are having
trouble, would a 'group' concerted effort to contact Microsoft and ask for
a
solution? The system seems defective. There must be something Microsoft
morally should do to correct!
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Microsoft only counts complaints that come into their customer help by
telephone. Problems posted here are not counted.
 
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