Switching between email accounts

[Guest]

I have two email addresses. I have properly (I think) listed both of them
and marked the more used one as the default. However, the non-fault one is
the only one that opens. Am I missing something? Just got this new computer
with Vista. How do I switch between the emal accounts? I've tried removing
both and adding the main one I use and the other one is still the one that
opens when I click to open email. Both email addresses worked fine with the
other computers which didn't have Vista.

 

[Steve Cochran]

They have removed the Identities feature in WinMail. You have both accounts
for the same user name so WinMail cannot open to just one account. You
don't switch between accounts; messages from both go to the same inbox, so
you have a mixed situation.

steve

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Steve. You'll get a laugh out of me! I knew they did away with
identities but because I couldn't get emails from one of the addresses, I
thought I was just doing something really wrong. Well, I was. I forgot I
had the other computer on and signed in with my email inbox open-everytime I
was sending an email to test the new computer out, it was opening on the
other computer first!!! Duh! All is well now and I really appreciate your
response. Thanks.

 

[Margaret Laughlin]

Hi Steve,
I don't care for that idea very much that they have done away with switching
identities.
What if one doesn't want anyone else see the incoming mail from the other/s
identity?
I still have my other computer and this gives me one more reason to stick
with XP on it.
Microsoft I think you will have to re-think a few issues relating to Windows
Mail.
The above being one and not having a Contact list below the Folder list are
just two of the issues.
Having the Contact list is so useful, as one only had to double click on a
contact to bring up a new mail
with that contact already showing.

 

[Julian]

Hi Steve,
I don't care for that idea very much that they have done away with
switching identities.
What if one doesn't want anyone else see the incoming mail from the
other/s identity?
I still have my other computer and this gives me one more reason to stick
with XP on it.

It makes sense to stick with any OS until you have a good reason to
upgrade....
eg. you need a new OS to use a particular application or piece of hardware.

Microsoft I think you will have to re-think a few issues relating to
Windows Mail.

They are releasing a new product this coming week

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Comments inline.

Hi Steve,
I don't care for that idea very much that they have done away with switching identities.
What if one doesn't want anyone else see the incoming mail from the other/s identity?

If you want privacy, each user should get their own Windows user login.

I still have my other computer and this gives me one more reason to stick with XP on it.
Microsoft I think you will have to re-think a few issues relating to Windows Mail.
The above being one and not having a Contact list below the Folder list are just two of the issues.
Having the Contact list is so useful, as one only had to double click on a contact to bring up a new mail
with that contact already showing.

It's just a different way of working that you will soon get used to.
Click "New Message" and start composing your email. When done,
click 'To' and select the recipients.

 

[Steve Cochran]

That was amusing. I do stuff like that all the time.

<G>

steve

 

[Steve Cochran]

The Identities feature gave a false sense of privacy. In actuality anyone
could read your messages from any Identity.

I did write a replacement program that puts the Identities feature back into
WinMail. www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/

steve