Is tucows.com a safe place to download software?

[zxcvbob]

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?

[cordex]

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.

[Brad Johnson]

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

[HeroHog]

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.

[HeroHog]

PS If you are on Windows 10 and have an Android or Windows phone and don't use "Your Phone" and/or "MyPhoneExplorer", you are missing out on Texting from your PC and great wireless data synchronization and transfer!

https://www.windowscentral.com/5-things-about-microsoft-your-phone

[zxcvbob]

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.  

[lee n. field]

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.

[zxcvbob]

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?

[Hawkmoon]

https://windows-live-mail.en.softonic.com/

https://filehippo.com/download_windows_live_mail/

[Devonai]

Wow, tucows, that's a blast from the past for me.  No clue if they're currently safe.