Windows Live Mail will replace Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Vista in “the coming weeks,” said Microsoft. The program, which will handle POP, IMAP and Windows Live Hotmail accounts, was characterized as a faster, more robust version of Windows Live Mail desktop beta, which has been in testing for Windows XP. The beta will be retired.”

I sure hope this is not a forced upgrade through Windows Update. That would be a very bad move on MS’s part. Outlook Express is still used by many as a pretty good, and free, newsgroup reader.

Link:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/131662-1/article.html

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