Sam, Icedove should make no difference at all. It's just a rebranded Thunderbird. Make sure you account settings are exactly as I stated above:
incoming server: pop3.live.com - port 995 - SSL outgoing server: smtp.live.com - port 587 - TLS Be sure that Secure Password Authentication is NOT checked. That's the only way it will work in TB or Icedove. On Jun 5, 11:08 am, SamSnow <[email protected]> wrote: > Advertisements? Ugh. Even for the non-free Hotmail accounts? If so, > I'm going to cancel my use of Hotmail altogether. > > In the meantime, I tried resetting my Thunderbird to use the > pop3.live.com and smtp.live.com servers. I got timeouts on both of > them. Webmail/Hotmail is still working like a champ. > > BTW, I'm using Icedove (Debian's version of Thunderbird). Do you > suppose that makes a difference? > > alanrf wrote: > > for those of you that want the features of the extension that you > > *cannot have* with POP/SMTP like down loading mail from custom folders > > in Hotmail and saving your sent messages on the Hotmail server as well > > as in Thunderbird then the non-WebDav option will still work in the > > extension. It will not be as stable as the WebDav option has been over > > time and it will mean that your outgoing mail will have little > > advertisements attached but it the extensions will still work for > > you. > > > On Jun 4, 3:07 pm, vtel57 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes. I received this notice from Hotmail today also. > > > > I set up my Thunderbird to access Hotmail via pop3/smtp. It works. > > > Here's how I did it... > > > > incoming server: pop3.live.com - port 995 - SSL > > > > outgoing server: smtp.live.com - port 587 - TLS > > > > Be sure that Secure Password Authentication is NOT checked. > > > > Works like a champ! :) > > > > Thanks so much to Webmail for the years of convenience that resulted > > > in allowing me to access Hotmail without going to their webpage! > > > > I wonder if Yahoo will ever go free pop again? > > > > Regards, > > > > ~Eric > > > > On Jun 4, 5:31 pm, alanrf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have received a notification from the Hotmail service announcing a > > > > new termination date for WebDav access. > > > > > WebDav access (and hence the WebDav option in the Hotmail extension) > > > > will no longer be available as of 1 September 2009. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
