Mail app use by WLM2009

After installing the current version of WLM2009 I recognized, that the
default messaging app, like OL2007, is not used anymore when trying to send
a message to a messenger contact, but the WLM Mail apps.
This is not a good feature, as for MAPI users which use OL, and may be have
not be able to access their mailbox via POP/IMAP/SMTP, are lost. This needs
to be changed to use the default messaging app.
Has anybody made some experiences on this?

Regards, Tom

Greetings Tom,

The mail functionality in Messenger hasn't changed in 2009, why you're probably seeing a
different is depending on what type of Windows Live ID you're using.

Here's the breakdown -

If you're using a @hotmail.com, @msn.com, @live.com, or other domain that works on Windows
Live Hotmail, it will open up a browser window to Windows Live Hotmail. If you're using
Internet Explorer, it will even log you in.
The exception to this, is if you have Windows Live Mail (the client) set up to sign in to the
same Windows Live Hotmail address, in which case Messenger will use that instead.

If you're using any other domain as a Live ID, Messenger will open the default mail client
registered on the system.

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"Thomas K.H. Bittner" <> wrote in message
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> After installing the current version of WLM2009 I recognized, that the default messaging
> app, like OL2007, is not used anymore when trying to send a message to a messenger contact,
> but the WLM Mail apps.
> This is not a good feature, as for MAPI users which use OL, and may be have not be able to
> access their mailbox via POP/IMAP/SMTP, are lost. This needs to be changed to use the
> default messaging app.
> Has anybody made some experiences on this?
>
> Regards, Tom
>
>

Hi,

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> If you're using any other domain as a Live ID, Messenger will open the
> default mail client registered on the system.

.... that is what I expected, but it isn't. I use none of your mentioned
suffixes, but WLM2009 is opening WinMail and not my default OL.

[...]

Regards, Tom