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Preview of New MSN Hotmail

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-generation-of-web-interfaces dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Here is a Preview of a new MSN Hotmail system, using AJAX. Currently in Beta testing." Most interesting is how the user interface more closely resembles a traditional local application. It's definitely a big step in that direction.

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  1. Dear Mr Microsoft by Dam's · · Score: 5, Informative

    Want to make a good webmail ?

    then :
    - no ads every two pixels
    - having servers not slow as hell
    - having the possibility to send attachements not seen at virus everytime !!
    - stop sending your fucking newsletter that I don't want to see !! (or make it blockable !!)
    - more space ?

  2. No... by Bogtha · · Score: 5, Informative

    Edit | Preferences | Web Features, click on the Javascript Advanced button, and tick "Disable or replace context menus".

    Firefox has this feature, it's just disabled by default because it's almost universally used to disable right clicking on pages by people scared that their visitors might save images from their website.

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  3. Re:Hehe... by xtracto · · Score: 5, Informative

    Dunno but their Start page is quite cool, something like Netvibes but (IMHO) better. Who knows... maybe someday they will offer that service instead of the terrible MSN home page.

    BTW, where are all the ads? One of the (many) reasons for me to stop using Hotmail was the animated ads and banners. I would expect those from a porn site but not from my email account. I am sure those will be there when the service goes open.

    Oh! and on a sligthly OT note, I guess I wont move to Hotmail again... as in my University (somewhere in UK) the IT people blocked the hotmail URL because it was very dangerous hahahaah nice and lovely.

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