Windows Live introduced new Desktop E-mail checking software for your everyday e-mail usage. It's a quick alternative to outlook with a Windows Live interface. A simple, powerful tool that lets you get e-mail from multiple accounts in one place and integrates your mail with Windows Live™ Spaces, Windows Live Contacts, Windows Live Messenger, and more.

Key Features:

1. Speedy access to multiple e-mail accounts in one place (even AOL, Gmail, and many others)
2. Compose and manage e-mail while offline: simply connect to the internet and your messages are sent and new messages downloaded
3. A reading pane and drag-and-drop features, so you can quickly read and manage your mail
4. Synchronization with Windows Live Mail and MSN® Hotmail® accounts
5. Easily share your images with friends and family and create slide shows using the powerful photo e-mail tools
6. Launch a Windows Live Messenger conversation right from the program
7. Post Blog content to your Windows Live Space with the click of a button
8. Get your newsgroups and RSS feeds as easily as you get e-mail
9. Virus scanning for all Windows Live Mail and Hotmail accounts
10. Smart Screen technology helps protect all your e-mail accounts from junk mail and phishing scams
11. Color-coded messages help you quickly identify safe and suspicious e-mail

I've been using this program for a quite sometimes now. Looks neat. Most probably Microsoft is trying to get the market of Mozilla Thunderbird. Try it and see.

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