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Title: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: zxcvbob on May 22, 2019, 11:53:21 AM
Wife wants the Windows Live Mail client installed on her PC (I know I had it there once, maybe it didn't survive last year's HDD crash) and MS has deprecated it; no longer offers it for download.  I found it at tucows, which I think is legit but they don't use https, which is weird.

I'll keep looking for it at cnet, etc...   I wonder if archive.org might have it squirreled away direct from microsoft?
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: cordex on May 22, 2019, 11:59:11 AM
I don't know about currently but I seem to remember them going through a phase of incorporating adware/bloatware into their hosted software so I won't use them if there are other options.
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: Brad Johnson on May 22, 2019, 12:00:35 PM
I think Windows Live Mail services were shifted over to Outlook.com. Since you already have a Microsoft account, migration is easy. Essentially you just log in.

Alternatively, you can add your Windows Live account to Gmail.
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-access-free-windows-live-hotmail-in-gmail-1172110

Brad
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: HeroHog on May 22, 2019, 12:04:33 PM
Been years since I used them. Have good AV and scanning? How brave are ya? These days I try to only download from the source if at all possible.

Have you considered the Thunderbird Mailer? I LOVE IT! it does everything I need including supporting MANY email accounts simultaneously AND importing MS Office 2007 .dat files perfectly.
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: HeroHog on May 22, 2019, 12:10:28 PM
PS If you are on Windows 10 and have an Android or Windows phone and don't use "Your Phone (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/your-phone/)" and/or "MyPhoneExplorer (https://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php)", you are missing out on Texting from your PC and great wireless data synchronization and transfer! :old:

https://www.windowscentral.com/5-things-about-microsoft-your-phone
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: zxcvbob on May 22, 2019, 12:41:17 PM
This is still a Windows 7 laptop, and she doesn't want Win 10, and she wants the same email client she used to have which was Windows Live Mail.  I don't know why she wants that (never ask your wife "Why do you want that?!") because she also uses gmail, and I could easily setup gmail to pull her POP3 mail from Spectrum.  
But that would be too easy.   :facepalm:
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: lee n. field on May 22, 2019, 12:43:30 PM
Wife wants the Windows Live Mail client installed on her PC (I know I had it there once, maybe it didn't survive last year's HDD crash) and MS has deprecated it; no longer offers it for download.  I found it at tucows, which I think is legit but they don't use https, which is weird.

I'll keep looking for it at cnet, etc...   I wonder if archive.org might have it squirreled away direct from microsoft?

I have a copy of the installer.
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: zxcvbob on May 22, 2019, 12:47:40 PM
I have a copy of the installer.

I thought you might.  (Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!)  I'll PM you my email address, does that work?
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: Hawkmoon on May 22, 2019, 02:51:11 PM
https://windows-live-mail.en.softonic.com/

https://filehippo.com/download_windows_live_mail/
Title: Re: Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?
Post by: Devonai on May 23, 2019, 05:20:55 PM
Wow, tucows, that's a blast from the past for me.  No clue if they're currently safe.  ???