Anybody using software other than Outlook for mail?

[Texasjack]

I have an old account on MSN that I'd like to keep. I've been using Microsoft Mail for years, but now they're forcing it out and going to Outlook. OK, I've used Outlook and it works ok, but they are forcing the use of Windows 365 Outlook, which requires an annual fee. I probably don't need to say that my first reaction was "F*** that!".

Anybody using something else so I can dodge Microsoft's greed?

 

[CharlieWH2O]

I've got an MSN account I access through the Outlook app and on Safari on my Mac. 30 years I've never paid a dime. They go charging it's gone as it is primarily an account for SPAM,

 

[reddog]

I'm running thunderbird on Linux if that helps, which it probably doesn't, though it looks like it is available for windows. On my Win7 machine before it crashed I was running eM client and was happy with it.

 

[kenboyles72]

I use Thunderbird for my email client, works with my old hotmail account

 

[kbaxter60]

Another Thunderbird user here. I would say it's less robust than Outlook, but decent and very usable. I started using it for pretty much the same reasons as the OP and it's been several years now. I am on Win7 and find that it does need to be restarted every day or so.

 

[no2gates]

Yet another Thunderbird user here. Been using it for many years.

 

[wakosama]

I have Yahoo and gmail. both free. for years. my BL uses earthlink. all free. running Windows laptops. Using Chrome or Firefox or Tor, even Edge sometimes.

 

[alternative]

Thunderbird.

 

[Steve In Texas]

I use FairEmail on my phone for one email account and it is reasonable. Thunderbird has been reliable for me also. The way I get around Micro$oft trying to tie all my account accesswd on any given PC is to use the browser based versions through different browsers such as Opera and Firefox. As always clear cookies religiously.

 

[billtool]

We fired AT&T and went with Protonmail on the recommendation of a member here. If not paid it’s nothing fancy and there’s a limit to stored mail, but it’s the best move I’ve made in a while. Very pleased. It’s super secure.

 

[popsgarland]

Another Thunderbird user here. I would say it's less robust than Outlook, but decent and very usable. I started using it for pretty much the same reasons as the OP and it's been several years now. I am on Win7 and find that it does need to be restarted every day or so.

I'm using Windows 7 also and AOL for my mail and I don't have any issues with it.

 

[oldag]

Thunderbird

 

[BBL]

With myriad of email clients out there, I don't believe there's a single reason to stick with Microsoft's client, especially if they want to charge you ransom.
Find a reputable client you like and use that.

 

[Texasjack]

I've just had that MSN account for 30 years or something and there are a lot of things tied to it. It gets a LOT of junk mail because of all that, but I'd still like to hang on to it. I just don't want to pay Microsoft for using Outlook. They have a "Try Outlook" switch posted on Mail now, and if you flip it, it loads part of their Office 365 suite. Shortly thereafter you get notices about billing. I paid for a copy of Office 2019, but I have no intention to upgrading to a subscription version of their mediocre software.

 

[Bozz10mm]

AOL, Yahoo, Gmail. They all work and are free.

 

[dsgrey]

I use eM Client (free) on my laptop, mobile and iPad for managing my two gmail accounts. I've been using it for years.

 

[BBL]

I've just had that MSN account for 30 years or something and there are a lot of things tied to it. It gets a LOT of junk mail because of all that, but I'd still like to hang on to it. I just don't want to pay Microsoft for using Outlook. They have a "Try Outlook" switch posted on Mail now, and if you flip it, it loads part of their Office 365 suite. Shortly thereafter you get notices about billing. I paid for a copy of Office 2019, but I have no intention to upgrading to a subscription version of their mediocre software.

Understood.
Any good email client will be able to connect to your MSN inbox and work just like Outlook. It is a documented standard (POP, SMTP, IMAP, all those).

 

[Crossroads]

Another nod for Thunderbird.

 

[Tnhawk]

AOL, Yahoo, Gmail. They all work and are free.

I've been using Yahoo and Gmail.

 

[Grumps21]

Yahoo mail here