The Windows Blog announced that effective today, Hotmail users will be able to take advantage of Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) support on their mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod, Palm Pre and Windows Phone 7. EAS is the connector on Microsoft Exchange mail servers that enables mobile devices to not only access mail but also calendars and contacts via push technology. "Push" simply means that data comes to the mobile device without having to manually check for it.
Currently, Entourage can only connect to the Hotmail servers as a POP E-mail client, which means it cannot take advantage of syncing with mobile devices through the Hotmail service. However, EAS for Hotmail may be forecasting that full-featured Exchange support for E-mail applications is on its way. Continue reading: "Hotmail now supporting Exchange ActiveSync" <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2010/08/hotmail_now_supporting_exchange_act ivesync.html> -- William Smith -- YouTalk mailing list List information: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
