What is Windows Mail?
Windows Mail, a free email client developed by Microsoft. It is available free of cost and is introduced as a successor of MS Outlook Express. It is also known as a personal information manager that is a part of MS Office. It is included in Windows Vista, 8, 10, and other OS.
Storage Capacity of Windows Mail
Nowadays, any email program does not impose any limit on storage capacity. The size is specified by the size of hard drive. Windows Mail stores its files in .eml extension.
Default Windows Mail location –
Click Tools-> Options-> Advanced-> Maintenance-> Store folder
Users can change this location and move it to another drive for free space.
Features of Windows Mail client
Uninterrupted mail transfer – Windows Mail offers sending and receiving emails without any interruptions.
Blockage to harmful attachments – The application blocks all harmful attachments that are unsafe and contain virus.
Plain text format for emails – All the emails appear in plain text format to read by users.
Restrict downloading external content – External images and other data can be restricted to downloading by enabling this feature in Windows Mail.
Message Storage facility – The messages by Windows Mail are stored in a single file instead of a single database file.
Problems with Windows Mail
- It is simple and easy to use but less powerful than Windows Live Mail
- Limited options are there for sorting emails
- It can’t integrate with Internet Explorer and not available for the operating system earlier to Windows Vista.
Process for Windows Mail to work with Gmail account
Here are the steps to configure Windows Mail to Gmail account.
- First, set Internet account and open Windows Mail. Set the name in the display name and click Next.
- Type the email address and hit Next to configure Windows Mail to Gmail.
- Choose POP3 as server type. Provide incoming and outgoing emails name. Hit Next.
- Provide the password and hit Next.
- Check all the fields and provide Outgoing mail port number 465. Check Incoming port as 995. Once fill the required details, click OK.
- Click Close.
General Questions Asked by Users
Q – Is Windows Mail different from Outlook Express? Although, both are provided by Microsoft.
A – Both are same in functionality. Just they have different code base.
Q – Does the application block harmful attachments?
A – Yes, it will block the harmful attachments from downloading by enabling this feature.
Q – Which file format is used for mail storage by Windows Mail?
A – It stores the emails in EML file format, a single message file.
Q – Can I configure Windows Mail account to Gmail?
A – Yes, you can easily configure Windows Mail account to Gmail with the steps discussed above.
Conclusion
The article clearly describes about Windows Mail client, a free client by Microsoft. The article comprises of features of Windows Mail, storage capacity, Windows Mail problems, and also steps to configure Windows Mail to Gmail.
