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

Firedog,

Thanks for that !

Basically, with WLM2012 on my Win8.1 update PC, I simply want to use my Pop3 account and photo email facilities. Not bothered about synch of Outlook or calendar so, if I have read correctly, I can continue with WLM2012 beyond June'16 for foreseeable future ??

Chris.

That is a very good question Chris and I wonder if you will get a reply to that. Has there been too much ado about nothing for WLM2012 or is it really being killed off by MS?

I hope someone can reassure us with an answer.

Thank you.

The way I understand it there are no "Windows Live Mail Servers". WLM is a stand alone email client and the only servers it interacts with are the servers which your email accounts are associated with. So after the changes take place on Outlook.com, only Outlook.com will no longer be compatible with WLM.

oldpaint,

I was trying to keep my comments un-technical by not referring to the DeltaSync and ActiveSync protocol issues.  I have run both protocols on a single server.  All of the comments to my post so far seem to be from individuals who are unconcerned with DeltaSync versus ActiveSync.  As far as I am concerned, the elimination of Windows Live Mail is a non-issue to those individuals.

I live in the not too uncommon combination-world of Apple and Microsoft.  To me, DeltaSync was an important aspect of making that work.  I have a subscription to Office 360, so for me and my requirements - Outlook will suffice.  I have used both Live Mail and Outlook extensively.  Outlook is a little more complex than what I need for my personal (non-business) requirements - but, I have to keep up with over 15 email accounts (Outlook, gmail, Apple, Yahoo, AT&T, Comcast, etc.) and I think Outlook will be my choice.

I've started using Outlook on my iPhone recently.  It has started to very much impress me.  I'm going to start testing gmail on the iPhone Outlook app and see if that is going to work for me.

I think the thing that most annoys me is that Microsoft does not understand that there is almost no overlap In GUI design between applications designed for a smartphone and a 27" desktop PC.

I don't know if Microsoft GUI designers are that incompetent to not understand that... but, from what I have been able to determine they really are that incompetent.  For example, suggesting that someone use Windows 10 Mail on a PC with a 27" display, keyboard and mouse indicates a severe misunderstanding of effective GUI design.

I also use a desktop pc with a 27" monitor when I'm at home. I've been using WLM for many years, and it has served me well. I agree the problem with windows 10 mail app is that it is designed for hand held devices and when compared to WLM is very feature poor. The growth in pc's is over and hand held devices are the future, so I think MS is not as concerned with pc customers as they once were. The point of my first post is that somebody made a post stating that WLM will no longer function after some time in June. I don't believe that is true except that it will no longer function with Outlook.com, otherwise it should continue to work as it always has.