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Imran Qureshi, Windows Live Program Manager, blogs the story:
The wait will soon be over. This week we will be releasing the “M4” (Milestone 4) update to the Windows Live Mail beta (codename: Kahuna).
We listened to what you, our beta users, told us. We fixed many of your issues, improved reliability, made Kahuna even faster and added some great features that will improve your mail experience.
Hit the link for a list of new features and some screen shots. I liked the “spell check as you type” which seems novel for Web app and it’s great that M4 supports additional browsers including Firefox, Netscape, and Opera. Unfortunately, it’s still a closed beta, but if you want to get on the waiting list, you can sign up here.
February 28th, 2006 at 8:15 PM
[...] When last we heard, Windows Live Mail (codename Kahuna) was at version M4 and being improved in limited beta, but now the Hotmail team says version “M5″ is ready to rumble: It’s coming very soon, we promise. But for those who can’t wait, here’s a sneak peak at all the new features for Windows Live Mail Beta “M5” (M5 is geek speak for Milestone 5). If you’re a WL Mail beta tester you won’t have to do anything to get it — your inbox will update automatically. If you aren’t a beta tester, go sign up! [...]