How to make WLM Better. (faster, etc.)

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I have used Windows Live Mail Desktop ever since it was in beta years ago.
My, has it matured since then

However, I do have some issues that most people may also have and it may be
just part of the program but I am just wanting your help to fix them.

1st Sometimes the "recieving mail" status stays on the entire time of my
session and it does not appear to be actually getting a new email.

2nd Alot of times when I send an email the program says I have NEW MAIL
until I actually view the email I sent.

3rd The overall speed of the client is very slow most of the times fore me.
I only have 1 email account inside of the client. It is AOL.

So, are there any tweaks that I can perform that will help these issues?

Also, Are there any plugins for WLM? Where can I find them. (such as
antispam and such)

Thanks!

 

1st: I noticed that at the bottom right it does say Receiving Mail when it
is not actually receiving mail. As far as I'm concerned, this is a bug and
needs to be fixed.

2nd: I get the icon in the for WLM showing the yellow envelope icon even
though I don't have an unread mail. Probably a separate issue...

3rd: I have 3 accounts set up on WLM, so I can understand why it is slow for
me. One account? Probably AOL that is the problem...

 

There aren't really any plugins for WLM as there isn't a plugin API
available to program against. This is something that was suggested to MSFT
during the last beta and something that MSFT has said that they will look
into.

Colin Brown
WL MVP

 

How to make WLM better, faster, etc? A good question.
Perhaps, return it's development to the mainland MSFT from where it's being
outsourced.
But are we users ready to pay for higher quality?

--pa

 

??

 

Where the programmers or development team is based is irrelevant as long
as they are educated, trained, competent, have a clear vision of where
the product is headed, a good quality control process and sound
leadership.

How about:

1. Using the UI and colors that are tried and proven like those in MS
Office applications instead of endlessly playing around with the look
and feel of WLM and making it difficult to read for 40+ percent of
people.

2. Separating WLM development from other Live applications so bug fixes
and enhancements can be rolled out more regularly and when they are
ready, not tied to the schedule of every other Live app. i.e.
preventing bugs like the lack of unread topic bolding in NNTP from
ending up in a final build and going unfixed for months.

3. Focus on making the WLM experience when combined with WLHotmail the
best - Nested Email Folders, Improved Task Management, RSS Subscription
Sync, Ad Free, enhanced storage for a small yearly fee.

4. Polling users and implementing feedback from real users on direction
and enhancements in the future.

5. Greater emphasis on refining and improving performance and security
over toying with UI elements.

6. Considering a plug-in concept like Thunderbird where additional
functionality can be added based on personal preferences.

 

Say what?!