Windows Live Mail description
Windows Live Mail Beta - A faster, easier, and safer way to manage your e-mail accounts

If you have ever used Outlook Express, you will be glad to see that Windows Live Mail Beta offers similar features, plus some great new ones — like free access to Windows Live Hotmail and integration with other Windows Live services.

Windows Live Mail Beta is an e-mail program that you install on your PC. It connects to popular e-mail services such as Hotmail, Yahoo!, AOL, Gmail, or your ISP e-mail service and allows you to send and receive mail. Messages are stored on your PC, allowing you to access, read, and compose e-mail messages even when you're not connected to the Internet. Once you connect, Windows Live Mail Beta will send and receive messages and update your accounts.

Here are some key features of "Windows Live Mail":

Fast
· Access multiple e-mail accounts in one place
· Drag, drop, and organize with one click
· Compose and manage e-mail even while you're offline—when you next connect to the Internet, Windows Live Mail will automatically send and receive messages for you

Easy
· Integrated Windows Live services let you launch Messenger right from Mail, and go to Windows Live Spaces with a single click
· Photo E-mail lets you create and send slide shows to friends and family
· All-new, cleaner, easier-to-use interface supports Aero on Vista
· RSS feeds and newsgroup messages are displayed next to your e-mail, and you can search them from within Windows Live Mail

Safer than ever
· Get powerful virus scanning on all of your Hotmail messages
· Enjoy increased protection from phishing scams, across all your e-mail accounts
· Block suspicious messages—and senders, too
· Destroy junk e-mail with a single click
· Color-coded messages help you quickly identify suspicious and safe e-mail


Requirements:

· Processor: Pentium 233 MHz processor (500 MHz recommended)
· Memory: Minimum 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
· Hard drive: Up to 50 MB of hard disk space for installation, 15 MB to run the program
· Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 SP1 or later must be installed on your computer, though it does not need to be your default browser.
· Internet connection: Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately). Local or long-distance charges may apply.
· Display: Minimum 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 or larger recommended)