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Outlook Mail is new and from Microsoft is worth giving a try
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| April 11 2013
| Microsoft
Posted on 04/10/2013 5:23:25 AM PDT by dennisw
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:23:25 AM PDT
by
dennisw
To: dennisw
Sounds like a good alternative to people who are trying to de-Google themselves, but trying to get rid of Google entirely will also require script/cookie blockers in web browsers, avoiding Chrome and Android entirely, etc.
I’m not sure it’s entirely new, though... hasn’t Microsoft run the “live.com” webmail system for some time now?
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:27:40 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
To: dennisw
Is that what took over “Hotmail”?
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:27:50 AM PDT
by
albie
(s)
To: dennisw
Is this a new Outlook Express?
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:33:38 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: kevkrom; albie
— Outlook mail has been around for six months and opens up a new universe of outlook.com email addresses
-— Those who were using hotmail, windows live mail, had an msn.com email address ...all now must log onto at the outlook.com mail webpage. They are now part of the outlook mail system
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:36:27 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(too much of a good thing is a bad thing - Joe Pine)
To: nuconvert
has nothing to do with outlook express. outlook.com mail is gotten too via the internet same as yahoo mail or gmail
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:37:59 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(too much of a good thing is a bad thing - Joe Pine)
To: dennisw
I've used
Thunderbird eMail (for Firefox) for years w/o a problem.
It's free - and even better - it's neither a Google or MS product.
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:39:20 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: dennisw
It seems crappy to me. It’s very slow and awkward with more secure browser configurations. Intended to push new hardware, no doubt.
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:39:40 AM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: dennisw
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:40:22 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: dennisw
The Outlook moniker can be somewhat confusing.
Nevertheless, I’ve been using this webmail service since its inception and have absolutely no complaints.
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:41:29 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: dennisw; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Salo; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; stylin_geek; ..
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:41:31 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: dennisw
>> you won’t be tracked by the Gmail/google system
Right; you’ll instead be tracked by the competing Microsoft borg.
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:45:21 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
To: Nervous Tick
>> you wont be tracked by the Gmail/google system
Right; youll instead be tracked by the competing Microsoft borg.>>>
Along with IRS, DHS, and a whole host of other alphabetized beauracrasies.
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posted on
04/10/2013 5:51:23 AM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Obama is the Chicken Little of politics)
To: dennisw; All
I just signed up to try it out. I've been using GMail for years. Looks like this is Microsoft's competitor. If you want to try it you better get your email name quick before someone else takes it tough.
You'll see this message after you create an account.
Outlook is privateyoure in control of your data, and your personal conversations arent used for ads.
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:03:28 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(You are either with us or you are with the RINOs.)
To: dennisw
I've been a long time gmail user, and when outlook mail went online, I figured, what the heck, I'd give it a shot. I set up an account mostly to deal with those obvious points of entry - store loyalty programs, etc, changing them away from gmail.
Within 4 days, I noticed a dramatic change. On any computer I check outlook mail on, the advertisements on webpages have dramatically changed. No longer are they generic advertisements, but they're now directly targeted to me. So I cleared all the cookies, launched up Chrome, went and checked my gmail, and then went to visit those same websites, and once again I was back to mere generic advertisements.
A moment at outlook mail, and once again, all the advertisements were directly targeted at interests that had shown up in outlook mail.
So now I only check outlook mail using whatever stealth browsing option is available (IE in-private, Chrome stealth, etc.) If your goal is to keep your interests out of the hands of advertisers, then I'd strongly suggest avoiding any webmail choice. But of the webmail options, the only one which appears to directly affect the advertising I'm seeing online is Microsoft's.
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:09:33 AM PDT
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: McGruff
Outlook is privateyoure in control of your data, ... But not your hardware. MS won't allow you to control your own OS, nor does it recognize that the Windows OS is yours.
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:16:04 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: dennisw
Expect lots of problems if it’s the one replacing hotmail. Good program but needs some time to work out the glitches. Never get new stuff from Microsoft right away.
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:23:25 AM PDT
by
Hattie
To: dennisw
I use it after dumping gmail, but don’t believe that aren’t tracking—just to a lessor extent.
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:27:58 AM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
To: dennisw
I started using hotmal in ‘95 was switched over to outlook a couple week go there are a few differences but for the most part it's the same as hotmail i still login to hotmail ...
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:30:13 AM PDT
by
jrd
(All federal acts,laws,orders,rules regulations regarding firearms, infringe the 2 amendment)
To: dennisw
My daughter switched from Yahoo, so I got an account, too. From the start menu in Win8 I can see if I have mail. Haven’t seen advertisements following me around, but I keep my caches clear.
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posted on
04/10/2013 6:36:25 AM PDT
by
Excellence
(9/11 was an act of faith.)
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