"DavidM" wrote in message
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I currently use Outlook Express, which isn't available on W7, so I
need an alternative. Outlook is a possible alternative but has many
features I'll never use (and will cost). Windows Live mail may do the
job but I played with early versions and wasn't impressed with it's
reliability - it may be ok now.

OE was replaced by WLM years ago.
There have been no security updates to OE since.
WLM has been fixed and works just like OE for mail.
The latest version of WLM doesn't work well with usenet so don't go later
than V14 (IIRC) if you are using it for usenet.

You download WLM from www.live.com(a Microsoft site) for free.