Update for Windows Live Essentials Mail 2012 (KB3093594) kills WLM 2012

... once your account is upgraded to the new Outlook.com, you will NO LONGER be able to send or receive Outlook.com email from Windows Live Mail 2012."

That is patently not true. I have been using two upgraded accounts for a year now, using POP3, IMAP and (after installing the update) EAS. So far as I am aware, the only change coming 'in late June' is that users currently accessing their accounts via DeltaSync will see them upgraded to Outlook Mail. These accounts have so far been embargoed, along with several others, but now the embargo is being lifted.

... neither IMAP or POP works for me ...

Both work for me. POP3 without fail, but IMAP needs treating gently. My IMAP account is the one I use to receive notifications about posts in this forum; with about 10,000 messages in my Answers folder, it might take up to a minute to synchronize all my folders. Its performance is in fact smoother than both a GMX IMAP account and a Gmail account, and not noticeably different from that of a couple of Outlook.com accounts. It is also much better than EAS, because there was so much work left to do on update KB3093594 before they decided to abandon it.

After three manual attempts that all timed out after authorization but before downloading anything my MSN IMAP connected and started downloading messages ... appx 2 min later it stopped with this message:

"Your IMAP command could not be sent to the server, due to non-network errors. This could, for example, indicate a lack of memory on your system.

Configuration:

   Account: Scott Gates MSN IMAP

   Server: imap-mail.outlook.com

   User name: ******@msn.com

   Protocol: IMAP

   Port: 993

   Secure(SSL): 1

   Code: 800ccc0f"

I have 5.7gb mem in use and 2.1gb memory free. 7.1gb of 13.6gb committed and 2.1gb cached. Same exact system that NEVER EVER had a problem with retrieving mail before Decembers WLMD 2012 debacle, and which has NO problem with 5 other non-MS POP and IMAP accounts.

... archived emails ... all are stored locally and deleted online.

... IMAP if it will still work on outlook.com after late June 2016 is perfect option for me.

If you don't keep any email on the server, then it sounds as if you ought to be using POP3 rather than IMAP. This can be configured to delete messages from the server.

While there has been a good deal of disinformation suggesting that IMAP and POP3 will not work with Outlook Mail accounts in Windows Live Mail after the end of June, I just don't believe it. This, for example, from the post which support agents keep referring us to:

Windows Live Mail will stop connecting to Outlook.com beginning late June 2016

. ..

You can continue to use Windows Live Mail to connect toother email services via IMAP or POP3.

[emphasis mine]

That sounds pretty unequivocal, but in fact the first sentence is missing via DeltaSync and the second is missing as well as Outlook Mail.

Noel ... the Micorsoft statement is pretty darn clear:

"Effective late June 2016, Windows Live Mail 2012 will NO LONGER synchronize emails, contacts, and calendar events from email accounts ending in @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com. These email accounts are powered by Outlook.com.

Outlook.com is being upgraded to a new infrastructure that delivers innovative email and calendar experiences with enhanced performance, security, and reliability. The Windows Live 2012 email application DOES NOT support the modern synchronization technologies used by the new Outlook.com, so once your account is upgraded to the new Outlook.com, you will NO LONGER be able to send or receive Outlook.com email from Windows Live Mail 2012."

How much more clear does the giant "F" you to the millions of WLMD 2012 users need to be?

And no - neither IMAP or POP works for me ... despite repeated attempts. POP works for a few days then stops. IMAP works sporadically either timing after authorization but before downloading messages, or on the occasion it does connect and start download, timing out there as well.

... archived emails ... all are stored locally and deleted online.

... IMAP if it will still work on outlook.com after late June 2016 is perfect option for me.

If you don't keep any email on the server, then it sounds as if you ought to be using POP3 rather than IMAP. This can be configured to delete messages from the server.

While there has been a good deal of disinformation suggesting that IMAP and POP3 will not work with Outlook Mail accounts in Windows Live Mail after the end of June, I just don't believe it. This, for example, from the post which support agents keep referring us to:

Windows Live Mail will stop connecting to Outlook.com beginning late June 2016

. ..

You can continue to use Windows Live Mail to connect toother email services via IMAP or POP3.

[emphasis mine]

That sounds pretty unequivocal, but in fact the first sentence is missing via DeltaSync and the second is missing as well as Outlook Mail.

According to iFiredog's post,

"The only real casualty of the migration is calendar synchronization, which won't work at all on 16.4.3528, crashes the program on 16.4.3263 on Windows 10 and possibly Windows 8.1 too, and works unreliably on 16.4.3264."

I am currently on 16.4.3528, so if I understand correctly, the only change I should experience is calendar sync won't work anymore.

I read the hacking article too and immediately changed all my passwords.