Hotmail versus PowerMail

[Giovanni Andreani]

Hello

for work reasons I had to buy a hotmail service. Unfortunately, the
"settings" section on the hotmail site is very poor and OE oriented. Does
anyone from this list know what parameters I have to insert in the
incoming and outgoing fields in PowerMail's mail account box for
receiving/sending from my hotmail account?

Thank you in advance
Giovanni Andreani

Re: Hotmail versus PowerMail

[Giovanni Andreani]

>>> Hello
>>>
>>> for work reasons I had to buy a hotmail service. Unfortunately, the
>>> "settings" section on the hotmail site is very poor and OE oriented.
>>> Does
>>> anyone from this list know what parameters I have to insert in the
>>> incoming and outgoing fields in PowerMail's mail account box for
>>> receiving/sending from my hotmail account?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance
>>> Giovanni Andreani
>

>If you actually PAID for Hotmail service, you can obtain from Micro$oft
>the specific settings by which you can gain POP access through PowerMail
>or any other email client. If you are using Hotmail for free, the only way
>you can get POP access is through Micro$oft Outlook for Windows.
>
>Friends don't let friends buy Micro$oft products. I don't use Hotmail, but
>the info I have provided comes from the Hotmail FAQ web site. If you have
>a paid subscription to Hotmail, look at the initial email you received
>from Micro$oft. There should be a reference to a web page which provides
>answers to questions like yours.
>
>---Jay

As I wrote, I had to buy a hotmail service for working reasons and yes,
I've paid for it. This is the initial email content I received with the
instructions necessary for retrieving incoming mail. Isn't it wonderful...(!)

Giovanni Andreani


Instructions on how to set up your MSN Hotmail account in Outlook Express
Note: you can download the latest versions of Outlook Express from the
Web. If you are running a Microsoft Windows® operating system, please
visit the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site.
1. In Outlook Express, click the Tools menu, and then click Accounts.
2. Click Add, and then click Mail.
3. Type your full name, and then click Next.
4. Type your full MSN Hotmail e-mail address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and then
click Next.
5. In the My incoming mail server is a box, click HTTP.
6. In the My HTTP service provider is box, click Hotmail, and then click Next.
7. Type the password for your MSN Hotmail account, and then click Next.
Note: to help protect your privacy, do not select the Remember password
check box unless you are the only person with access to the program.
8. Click Finish.

Re: Hotmail versus PowerMail

[mediate]

> Giovanni Andreani wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> for work reasons I had to buy a hotmail service. Unfortunately, the
>> "settings" section on the hotmail site is very poor and OE oriented.
>> Does
>> anyone from this list know what parameters I have to insert in the
>> incoming and outgoing fields in PowerMail's mail account box for
>> receiving/sending from my hotmail account?
>>
>> Thank you in advance
>> Giovanni Andreani


Herve wrote:
>
> I know -without having tried it- there is a separate software which
> specifically intends to address those webmails-not-providing-POP like
> Hotmail, to turn them into a local POP on your mac. On they site they
> have myriads of webmail-specific "plugins", of which Hotmail. I lazily
> intended to test it with Google mail this week-end... If you get it to
> work before, do tell me!
>
> I discovered it while looking for RSS aggregators, and FWIW, here is the
> summary I recently posted on comp.sys.mac.apps, buried among some 50
> other RSS contenders. The summary is describing its RSS functions, but
> well, at least you have the url ;-)
>
> Hervé
>
>
> MacFreePOPs
> http://www.e-link.it/macfreepops/


If you actually PAID for Hotmail service, you can obtain from Micro$oft
the specific settings by which you can gain POP access through PowerMail
or any other email client. If you are using Hotmail for free, the only way
you can get POP access is through Micro$oft Outlook for Windows.

Friends don't let friends buy Micro$oft products. I don't use Hotmail, but
the info I have provided comes from the Hotmail FAQ web site. If you have
a paid subscription to Hotmail, look at the initial email you received
from Micro$oft. There should be a reference to a web page which provides
answers to questions like yours.

---Jay

Re: Hotmail versus PowerMail

[listes]

Giovanni Andreani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello
> 
> for work reasons I had to buy a hotmail service. Unfortunately, the
> "settings" section on the hotmail site is very poor and OE oriented. Does
> anyone from this list know what parameters I have to insert in the
> incoming and outgoing fields in PowerMail's mail account box for
> receiving/sending from my hotmail account?
> 
> Thank you in advance
> Giovanni Andreani

I know -without having tried it- there is a separate software which
specifically intends to address those webmails-not-providing-POP like
Hotmail, to turn them into a local POP on your mac. On they site they
have myriads of webmail-specific "plugins", of which Hotmail. I lazily
intended to test it with Google mail this week-end... If you get it to
work before, do tell me!

I discovered it while looking for RSS aggregators, and FWIW, here is the
summary I recently posted on comp.sys.mac.apps, buried among some 50
other RSS contenders. The summary is describing its RSS functions, but
well, at least you have the url ;-)

Hervé


MacFreePOPs
http://www.e-link.it/macfreepops/ ; see also the freePOPs project
http://freepops.sourceforge.net/en/
v. 1.5 (oct2004)
price: free (accepts donations)
developer pedigree: 
formats: all RSS versions + RDF et atom; handles passwords (no link to
keychain)
can save posts: yes?
also shows  html e. g. with safari toolbox: no
user interface specificities: MacFreePOPs is quite a specific app, with
initialy no relation to RSS : its aim is to "bring webmails back to POP
format" (allowing your mailer to e. g. connect to Googlemail...). A very
large number of webmailers is supported, via dedicated plugins (one per
server, list is impressive). It happens one plugin has been developped
to import RSS feeds into a mailbox. You then get a series of
RSS-link-specific mailboxes, that of course you can archive etc.
interfaces w/ other hardwares: -
filters (ads blocking / keywords matching): no / no (but your mail
application could do this)
searches (a given word): no
import/export: no/yes, to mailbox
available in other languages: no (not really needed once set)



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Re: Hotmail versus PowerMail

[Mirko Kranenburg]

I don't think it is possible at all. Only MS e-mail clients and Mail
with the use of a plugin can access Hotmail as far as I know.


On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:40:55 +0100, Giovanni Andreani
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> for work reasons I had to buy a hotmail service. Unfortunately, the
> "settings" section on the hotmail site is very poor and OE oriented. Does
> anyone from this list know what parameters I have to insert in the
> incoming and outgoing fields in PowerMail's mail account box for
> receiving/sending from my hotmail account?
> 
> Thank you in advance
> Giovanni Andreani
> 
>

Re: Hotmail versus PowerMail

[Ben Kennedy]

On 05 11 2004 at 9:40 am -0500, Giovanni Andreani wrote:

>for work reasons I had to buy a hotmail service. Unfortunately, the
>"settings" section on the hotmail site is very poor and OE oriented. Does
>anyone from this list know what parameters I have to insert in the
>incoming and outgoing fields in PowerMail's mail account box for
>receiving/sending from my hotmail account?

Uh, I don't think you can, dude.  Hotmail does not provide POP3 or IMAP
access, since it would entirely defeat the point of Hotmail (making you
view ads).

-ben

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Re(2): Hotmail versus PowerMail

[Marlyse Comte]

I just tried it with my yahoo account and it works nicely! It's perfect
for those 'almost dead' accounts which I often forget to go check. 

---marlyse

Note: for yahoo, don't install the latest .lua file as that requires 1.7
of MacFreePOPs and the Mac version seems to be 'only' at version 1.5).

Additional Note: oh, anyone interested in a free Gmail (beta) account? if
so, go there: , fill out what I
request and I'll hook you up.

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