Microsoft Mail Beta

MadGamer · 02-11-2005, 09:40

Found this while on the Windows Live Safety Center Site. Microsoft Mail Beta You have to sign up by going HERE , if you want to test it.

Russ · 02-11-2005, 09:43

Signed up! I'm a sucker for a new freebie

Jon M · 02-11-2005, 10:00

Moved to Internet

Neil · 02-11-2005, 10:44

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Signed up! I'm a sucker for a new freebie

Where's the sign up link?

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[Edit]-Found it.

Jarandco · 02-11-2005, 11:37

Been signed up to this for a while, its not bad, seems to work quite well looks very bland compared to the old hotmail, but works well, copying gmail slightly, plus you get 2gig of space!

It's all part of Windows Live

Chris W · 02-11-2005, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarandco

Been signed up to this for a while, its not bad, seems to work quite well looks very bland compared to the old hotmail, but works well, copying gmail slightly, plus you get 2gig of space!

It's all part of Windows Live

I really don't fancy signing up for yet another mail account, but compared with Google Mail is this MSN version better/ worse? Is it as unreliable as MSN messenger and hotmail access at the moment?

Jarandco · 02-11-2005, 11:53

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Originally Posted by Chris W

I really don't fancy signing up for yet another mail account, but compared with Google Mail is this MSN version better/ worse? Is it as unreliable as MSN messenger and hotmail access at the moment?

Its not actually a separate new email service, its just the new version of Hotmail, but renamed Microsoft mail, well it was for me at least, as I'm still using my hotmail email address.

Google seems to work faster for me, although MS mail is quicker than hotmail generally, its got some good features such as drop and dragging your emails, into folder's, it does block all images on the email unless its an allowed sender, which is good i suppose but also annoying especially when its just a amazon newsletter. I suppose its sort of like an online version of outlook.

Id say try it , you can always opt out of it and go back to the normal hotmail, it generally looks bland as there's not much colour, its mostly white.
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Another good feature is you can now search your emails like on gmail, one of the most useful features in my opinion.

Chris W · 02-11-2005, 11:55

well i have signed up...

good to see microsoft still aren't too bothered about cross browser compatibility...

this is what happens in firefox:

cnewton2k · 02-11-2005, 12:11

i have tired it sign up but it says that they will contact me when i can join.

could this be because i have a @msn email addy

Neil · 02-11-2005, 12:20

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Originally Posted by iommi

i have tired it sign up but it says that they will contact me when i can join.

could this be because i have a @msn email addy

Here's a clue......

Spoiler:

Jarandco · 02-11-2005, 12:44

As a note i believe you dont recieve any email saying you are in the beta, you just get a green box appear in your hotmail account. As shown below:

Picture courtesy of mess.be

Chrysalis · 02-11-2005, 17:51

as I understand it they probably upgrade current hotmail account since it asks for a msn account to signup with. So you not getting an extra email account but just upgrading a current one.