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What is up with MAIL?
Neil Gould wrote:
Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, My ISP uses POP3. But there are other options. And Microsoft hasn't always treated all the protocols equally. Meaning, not all mail accounts might work with a Microsoft tool at the helm. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...l-server-types An article about the ignorance at Microsoft... The thing is, some of the workarounds that are occasionally provided (install some kind of connector), get broken the next time they change things on the server end. Leaving the users "flapping in the breeze". http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-rea...l-in-windows-8 This is the kind of crap we're used to seeing. http://blog.laptopmag.com/wpress/wp-.../popmail-i.jpg Some details on POP. IMAP is mentioned in passing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop3 You could always try the web site of the email provider in question, to see if they give a recipe for setting up mail or not. Or you could switch to a non-Microsoft tool, one that does list the protocol you need. It's all great fun... for computer science graduates and rocket scientists. ******* If you expect help, you'd better provide some details. An email provider, gives some info like this. Incoming mail server settings POP server: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com Use SSL Port: 995 Outgoing mail server (SMTP) settings SMTP server: plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com Use SSL Port: 465 If IP addresses, company names or the like are involved, those will aid people here in digging up a recipe for you. If webmail only is involved, then the contact info will be like: http://www.gmail.com . That sort of thing. Paul |
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What is up with MAIL?
Hi,
OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, -- Neil |
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What is up with MAIL?
On 04-Nov-2013 12:04, Neil Gould wrote:
Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, Myself I can't stand Windows Live Mail or any Microsoft mail program. Maybe a different mail program would be better. Try Mozilla Thunderbird. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ -- Leala. |
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What is up with MAIL?
On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:45:13 -0500, Leala
wrote: On 04-Nov-2013 12:04, Neil Gould wrote: Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, Myself I can't stand Windows Live Mail Same with me. But note that what he is asking about is *not* Windows Live Mail. or any Microsoft mail program. But I like Microsoft Outlook a lot. Maybe a different mail program would be better. Each person should choose for himself what *he" likes best. We all have different tastes and work in different ways, so nobody should make a choice based on my opinion or your opinion. Try Mozilla Thunderbird. That's one choice that's worth trying (even though I don't particularly like it, it's very popular), but I recommend trying several so that he gets to choose the one he likes best. -- Ken Blake |
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What is up with MAIL?
Neil Gould wrote:
OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. http://www.howtogeek.com/130516/how-...-in-windows-8/ "The Mail app included with Windows 8 only supports IMAP, Exchange, Hotmail/Outlook.com, and Gmail accounts. Mail offers POP3 as an option when setting up the account – but if you select POP3, you’ll be informed that Mail doesn’t support POP." It then goes on to describe tricks to use POP to access other accounts by using IMAP with your local e-mail client. Don't bother. Get an e-mail program that supports the protocol for your e-mail account(s). |
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What is up with MAIL?
Neil Gould wrote:
Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, Win 8x Mail app supports Exchange Active Sync and IMAP. It does not support POP3. If you are using a Hotmail type account (Hotmail, Live, MSn, Outlook.com) as your MSFT account then MSFT provides the option (in the web UI) to aggregate the account into Hotmail type account (Inbox or separate folder). Once aggregated your mail will still be sent from, delivered to, and replied to your aggregated POP3 account while using the Win8x Mail app or the Hotmail type account web UI. Additionally, you have other features available at your disposal by configuration options in the Hotmail type account web UI (Outlook.com) - junk filter, rules, etc. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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On 11/4/13 11:26 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:45:13 -0500, Leala wrote: On 04-Nov-2013 12:04, Neil Gould wrote: Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, Myself I can't stand Windows Live Mail Same with me. But note that what he is asking about is *not* Windows Live Mail. or any Microsoft mail program. But I like Microsoft Outlook a lot. Maybe a different mail program would be better. Each person should choose for himself what *he" likes best. We all have different tastes and work in different ways, so nobody should make a choice based on my opinion or your opinion. Try Mozilla Thunderbird. That's one choice that's worth trying (even though I don't particularly like it, it's very popular), but I recommend trying several so that he gets to choose the one he likes best. I have my own issues with TB. When I first got this Mac (4.5 years ago), I tried Zimbra Desktop. I liked it, but soon thereafter Yahoo sold it to VM Fusionware. They released Mac betas that didn't work. I had less troubles with TB then, so gave up on Zimbra. But, for me, TB is starting to show issues I don't like. I plan on giving Zimbra fresh try, just haven't found the time. -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.5 Firefox 24.0 Thunderbird 17.0.8 LibreOffice 4.1.2.3 |
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Neil Gould wrote:
Thanks Winston, VanguardLH, and others who confirm that Mail is not what I'd like it to be. I have tried Thunderbird on earlier OSs, and found it to be less useful than OE, for instance. But, if that's the best one can do in Win8, what a big step backwards. POP is not going away, and I don't want or need any app "harvesting" my email accounts, as that becomes a major point of failure that can shut me down. There are pros and cons of aggregating (harvesting) though it is a more preferable approach to forwarding to an account capable of EAS or IMAP. Any 'in-between' account that aggregates (harvests) a primary account can be temporarily unavailable but the same backup method would still apply for most provided email accounts (i.e. access the primary account in the web UI). If the primary account server/host is the problem then it doesn't matter if its aggregated or setup as a stand-alone in any email client. Lol...at least options are available and every one eventually has a preferred email client. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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....winston wrote:
Neil Gould wrote: Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on the Start menu to access existing non-Microsoft accounts. Is this possible? Every step of the process suggests that it isn't, and that would be... is "ridiculous" too strong a word? I'm sure I'm overlooking something, right? TIA, Win 8x Mail app supports Exchange Active Sync and IMAP. It does not support POP3. If you are using a Hotmail type account (Hotmail, Live, MSn, Outlook.com) as your MSFT account then MSFT provides the option (in the web UI) to aggregate the account into Hotmail type account (Inbox or separate folder). Once aggregated your mail will still be sent from, delivered to, and replied to your aggregated POP3 account while using the Win8x Mail app or the Hotmail type account web UI. Additionally, you have other features available at your disposal by configuration options in the Hotmail type account web UI (Outlook.com) - junk filter, rules, etc. Thanks Winston, VanguardLH, and others who confirm that Mail is not what I'd like it to be. I have tried Thunderbird on earlier OSs, and found it to be less useful than OE, for instance. But, if that's the best one can do in Win8, what a big step backwards. POP is not going away, and I don't want or need any app "harvesting" my email accounts, as that becomes a major point of failure that can shut me down. I've already discovered bugs in IE11 that will prevent me from using it, and have made FireFox my default browser, even though it, too, has bugs under Win8.1, but not nearly as serious show-stoppers as IE. For instance, I can't log into some accounts with IE, though earlier versions of IE, Chrome and Firefox have no problem doing so. -- best regards, Neil |
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What is up with MAIL?
On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 15:25:20 -0500, "Neil Gould"
wrote: I have tried Thunderbird on earlier OSs, and found it to be less useful than OE, for instance. But, if that's the best one can do in Win8, what a big step backwards. No, no, it's not the only or best e-mail program you can use in Windows 8. You can use almost any e-mail program out there. There are dozens of choices. Here's a list of a few good ones: http://email.about.com/od/windowsema...email_prog.htm You can find many more with a web search. I like Microsoft Outlook, myself, but you should choose what you like best. I've already discovered bugs in IE11 that will prevent me from using it, and have made FireFox my default browser, even though it, too, has bugs under Win8.1, but not nearly as serious show-stoppers as IE. For instance, I can't log into some accounts with IE, though earlier versions of IE, Chrome and Firefox have no problem doing so. Same with browsers. You should choose the one you like best. You might want to try Maxthon, which is my favorite. -- Ken Blake |
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What is up with MAIL?
"Neil Gould" wrote in message
I have tried Thunderbird on earlier OSs, and found it to be less useful than OE, for instance. As did I. That's why I installed Virtual Box and stuck Windows XP into it...so I could have OE. Before doing that, I tried a SLEW of email programs. Some I liked but they didn't do NNTP (I have no need for a separate NNTP client); others did NNTP but the mail part sucked. -- dadiOH ____________________________ Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race? Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net |
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On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 16:06:07 -0500, "dadiOH"
wrote: "Neil Gould" wrote in message I have tried Thunderbird on earlier OSs, and found it to be less useful than OE, for instance. As did I. That's why I installed Virtual Box and stuck Windows XP into it...so I could have OE. Before doing that, I tried a SLEW of email programs. Some I liked but they didn't do NNTP (I have no need for a separate NNTP client); others did NNTP but the mail part sucked. Your view that e-mail and newsgroups should be in the same program is a common one, but it's very different from my view. I have no problem with their being two separate programs, and in fact I normally recommend that you choose the newsreader you like best and the e-mail program you like best, regardless of whether they are one program or two. So I use Forte Agent for my newsreader, but Microsoft Outlook for e-mail (even though Agent also does e-mail). -- Ken Blake |
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What is up with MAIL?
Neil Gould wrote:
I have tried Thunderbird on earlier OSs, and found it to be less useful than OE, for instance. But, if that's the best one can do in Win8, what a big step backwards. POP is not going away, and I don't want or need any app "harvesting" my email accounts, as that becomes a major point of failure that can shut me down. If you're stuck on believing Outlook Express is the best e-mail client (for you) then maybe you should look at the $20 payware OE Classic program. They have a freeware version but crippled to handle only 2 accounts (2 e-mail, 1 e-mail + 1 news, 2 news). My guess is you have more than 2 e-mail accounts so their freeware version would be too restrictive. I didn't see they have a user forum where you could check on what type of problems its users encounter. Search online for reviews or through Usenet to see if users like or dislike this substitute for OE. It claims to run on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8. http://www.oeclassic.com/ If you envied users of Outlook for all the other PIM features than just e-mail (POP, IMAP, and SMTP - along with Exchange which you probably couldn't give a gnat's fart about), EssentialPIM is a very similar PIM program. Outlook still has a more robust set of rules but then many users don't define very complicated rules. There is a freeware version of EssentialPIM that you could check out before deciding if and when to buy their payware version. Both run on Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8. http://www.essentialpim.com/ |
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What is up with MAIL?
Ken Blake wrote:
Here's a list of a few good ones: http://email.about.com/od/windowsema...email_prog.htm I question the purported expertise of anyone that includes Incredimail as a good e-mail client. Once I saw that client listed, the credibility of the author was gone. The author never did define what criteria defined the "Top 11" e-mail clients, like if this was his personal "likes" list, whether he actually has any experience with any of the listed products, if the list came from a survey (of an unspecified population count on votes), or was garnered from some data center's collection of e-mail client connections to see which ones were most used. Being in a "top somecount" list should state just how those products qualified for making that top n-count. |
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On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 15:54:30 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:
Ken Blake wrote: Here's a list of a few good ones: http://email.about.com/od/windowsema...email_prog.htm I question the purported expertise of anyone that includes Incredimail as a good e-mail client. Once I saw that client listed, the credibility of the author was gone. OK. When I said "good" I was talking about what the author said, not what I thought. And to tell the truth, I hadn't even looked carefully at what it contained. I meant that list only as a starting place to find a few things to try for himself. The author never did define what criteria defined the "Top 11" e-mail clients, like if this was his personal "likes" list, whether he actually has any experience with any of the listed products, if the list came from a survey (of an unspecified population count on votes), or was garnered from some data center's collection of e-mail client connections to see which ones were most used. Being in a "top somecount" list should state just how those products qualified for making that top n-count. OK, but once again, I think each person should decide for himself what's best for him, and not pay very much attention to anyone else's views of what's best--other than using someone else's views as a starting place for exploration. -- Ken Blake |
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