Happy New Year
For you too.
I dont use MS outlook or exchange to get mails but i use opera 7.23 to pop mails
I use Outlook Express.
So can i turn off the outlook/exchange provider? Or does the internet mail provider depend on the outlook/exchange provider?
No the Internet Mail provider does not depend on the MS Outlook/Exchange provider. They are independent.
Will it make any significant difference to the ram utilisation? I dont like to run unnecessary services
Nobody likes it... Although it will not be a significant ammount of resources, you must turn off this providers (and all other you do not use): common sense, like you said, that nobody wants to 'loose' resources.
Hope I can help in anyway...