Advice sought on Microsoft "Outlook 2010".

[Lewis]

I think, and is only a guess on my part, is to get people to use their
Live mail servers?
Other than that, I think it was a serious mistake and omission.
All the ISPs I've ever had have their own email servers, and I prefer to
use them rather than
use gmail or whatever else is out there. Besides, I'm already paying
for the service.

I can happily say that I have *never* used an ISPs mail account, for
anything.

When I first got DLS back in the late 90's I was told that I *had* to
use their email account. When I asked why, they tried to tell me
something about how their policy required it. I laughed and told them I
didn't give a damn about their policy I would not be using their email,
I would never check the account, and that I had my own email servers,
thank you very much.

I've run my own servers since 95, and before that my email was from
companies like netcom, or universities.

I can't see why anyone would ever want to tie their online identity to a
third party that costs money. It's a lock-in I would never tolerate.
When I change ISPs, my email addresses don't change. My primary email
address hasn't change AT ALL since 1995, and hasn't changed
substantially since 1987.

Yes, I'm Oldâ„¢

 

[Char Jackson]

I can happily say that I have *never* used an ISPs mail account, for
anything.

I can't see why anyone would ever want to tie their online identity to a
third party that costs money. It's a lock-in I would never tolerate.
When I change ISPs, my email addresses don't change. My primary email
address hasn't change AT ALL since 1995, and hasn't changed
substantially since 1987.

Yes, I'm Old™

Many people just accept the fact that their email address will change
multiple times over the course of their online existence. It's not a
big deal, really, and provides an opportunity to leave certain
contacts behind, in a sort of passive aggressive way.

I got my first email address in the mid 1980's and must have had 30-50
different addresses by now. Maybe many more than that, but I've long
ago lost count. I use ISP-supplied email services (which change every
time I change ISPs), I use employer-provided email services (which of
course change with employment), and I use generic web-based email
services like Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail (and I change those whenever I
feel like it's been long enough since the last change). I've run
across others who take pride in having the same email address forever,
but it's not something that especially appeals to me.

 

[GreyCloud]

I can happily say that I have *never* used an ISPs mail account, for
anything.

When I first got DLS back in the late 90's I was told that I *had* to
use their email account. When I asked why, they tried to tell me
something about how their policy required it. I laughed and told them I
didn't give a damn about their policy I would not be using their email,
I would never check the account, and that I had my own email servers,
thank you very much.

I've run my own servers since 95, and before that my email was from
companies like netcom, or universities.

I can't see why anyone would ever want to tie their online identity to a
third party that costs money. It's a lock-in I would never tolerate.
When I change ISPs, my email addresses don't change. My primary email
address hasn't change AT ALL since 1995, and hasn't changed
substantially since 1987.

My grandson had his "live.com" email address hijacked somehow.
And he is using a macbook. A while later I got email from him, but it
wasn't him.
I checked the headers and found out that someone in Russia has his
account now.
So that is one reason I don't use these freebies that are offered.

 

[GreyCloud]

Honestly I think Windows 7 is the best OS MSFT has ever released.
Windows 2000 would be second, but it's quite a long way back.

That helps quite a bit. It helps a lot in deciding to move over to win7.
What I don't want is a PC vendor that has their PCs built in china using
slave labor.
I have seen news reports where a few chinese laborers have committed suicide
over working conditions set by Apple computer co. It is one reason I'm
not buying
their product. So now I'm checking out HP, Dell, Gateway, etc to see
how they do
business. Do you have any leads on this in the news?