ISP Wars - It's our way or the road.

[Mike Lynch]

I want and need to move to a different ISP OR whatever that will supply FREE Email service that will allow me to use MS Office-10.

Currently, I have MS Office-7 and my ISP will not support it, forcing me to use their WebMail that appears to be similar to Outlook.

I have enjoyed MS Office for years and would like to continue using it.

Please suggest a new home for my Email needs if you are aware of one.

 

[michael diemer]

Microsoft stopped supporting Office 10 5 years ago. This means it gets no security updates. I would switch to an email client that is still supported and that still works on windows 7.

Or alternatively, you could go with web-based email. Then you don't need to change your ISP.

 

[Mike Lynch]

Thank you for replying.

I REALLY like the look and layout of MS-Office Email.
I have used it for Decades, starting out with RoadRunner.
Over +-20 years, RoadRunner has been sold to Verizon, Charter, Spectrum and perhaps ones I have missed.
Why Spectrum forces a User (the person that pays the bill) to upgrade their O/S and Email Client eludes me.
At 80 years of age, I'll be moving on soon and then they, Spectrum, will not need to worry about my Account.
If there were a way for me to just use what I already have I'd be very pleased.
If I had to go to W-10 and MS-Office 16 to keep the look and feel I WAS enjoying, I'd do it.
Spectrums WEBMail does not work for me.
If you think of a way I could return to what I had or upgrade into something that looks like what I had, please respond again.

 

[michael diemer]

I understand completely. I loved Windows Live Mail, and wish I could continue using it. Hope you find a solution!

 

[Mike Lynch]

How about W10 plus W16?

 

[MisterEd]

Does your ISP support Microsoft Office 2016? You can still buy that online.

Note Microsoft Office 2016 does work with Windows 7 SP1 or later.

 

[townsbg]

They wouldn't be the first to restrict email clients. M$ has done it as has Google to a certain extent. They claim that it's for our protection and it more or less is. They don't trust us to take care of ourselves. Really there isn't anything we can do about it because authentication is done on the server end. You might want to look into Thunderbird. It should work.

 

[Alejandro85]

My question is, why don't they "support" Outlook 2010? What do they say about it? What happens if you try to use it anyway?

All Outlook really needs to work is a SMTP and POP servers (or IMAP) and their corresponding credentials, that's it.
Considering that even Google and Microsoft webmails DO work with Outlook 2010 when correctly configured, even if you have to jump some hops, I find it difficult that an ISP-provided mail cannot do that.

A little off-topic, I would not use an ISP-provided email at all to begin with. You may want to change ISPs for a variety of reasons, including better plans, coverage if you eventually move somewhere else or improved speed. Being locked to them because of wanting to preserve the email address seems a problem to me. I personally would use a separate service for email, like GMail, Hotmail or the likes, so you can eventually change them separately if you really want.

 

[Mike Lynch]

SMTP and POP servers (or IMAP) and their corresponding credentials.

Yes, if I knew what they were I'd try it.

Here is the rub:

I ran W-7 Pro and Outlook-7 for years prior to the Hack.

All I want help doing is "recovering" to where I once was.

At the time of the Hack, everything was working "under" whatever restrictions were in place at the time.

If I had the their corresponding credentials, I'd reinstall Outlook-7 and hopefully it would work.

I do remember from when I first installed it, it called for SMTP and POP server info.

That was over a decade ago and I do not remember what I needed to fill in.

"My kingdom for a horse!"

If anyone knows where I might find this info, please help.

 

[michael diemer]

You might try these:

For IMAP:

Server Port: 143
User name: your full email address
Connection Security: SSL or TLS (or none)
Authentication: normal password


For POP3:

Server name: your internet provider (ISP).
Server Port: 110
User name: same as above
Connection Security: none or as above
Authentication: normal password

 

[townsbg]

Did you google it? I found it right here: Spectrum Email Server Settings.

 

[michael diemer]

Now why didn't I think of that?

Here's a possible solution: I see Spectrum trucks going past my house all the time. Maybe you could call Spectrum, and ask for someone to come out and help set it up? Or maybe they will help you over the phone. Worth a try at least.

 

[Mike Lynch]

Did you google it? I found it right here: Spectrum Email Server Settings.

Yes, those are Spectrums Server Settings.

What I need are the Setting for RoadRunner, which Spectrum "bought" from Comcast which were bought from Version which were bought from RoadRunner.

Why, 20 years' worth of emails, photos and whatever on the RoadRunner Server.

Thanks for the feedback.

I'll try and Google RoadRunner Email Server Settings "for MS Office".

Best regards,

Mike Lynch

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This is where I was stumped: see Attachment.

I have no idea what the Incoming and Outgoing parameters are.

Spectrum will NOT tell me as they are trying to FORCE users off of RR, probably so they can Retire the RR Servers.

However, I have very personal and valuable information there.

I just want to retrieve it and then I'd be happy to conform with Spectrums Business Model and life would be OK.

Any ideas what the parameters might be?

I remember, from years ago, SMTP.

Mike