Hotmail and Apple Mail/Thunderbird

RoleyBirkin · 21 Mar 2008 at 14:49

Couldn't find an answer on this after a search

Will Hotmail(free) work with Mail, and for that matter, Thunderbird on Mac

Can't seem to make it happen, e.g. income server settings?

Scythe · 21 Mar 2008 at 14:57

I think for Hotmail you have to pay.
Google mail does it for free though

Will_3rd · 21 Mar 2008 at 14:59

Think there is a HTTP mail plugin for Mail but I don't remember where from

RoleyBirkin · 21 Mar 2008 at 16:08

If it's the 'HTTP Mail Plugin', i've tried it and it doesn't work.

??

Ol!ver · 21 Mar 2008 at 17:05

When I set the missus' iPhone up tonight, I'm going to make her create a gmail account and forward all her Hotmail stuff to that. Hotmail is the work of the devil !

Deleted member 651465 · 21 Mar 2008 at 17:16

To have a free service you need to have an old Hotmail account (<2003).

Anything newer and you have to pay Microsoft for the privilege :rolleyes:

RoleyBirkin · 21 Mar 2008 at 17:50

Can hotmail be made to automatically forward to another email address?

TheVoice · 21 Mar 2008 at 17:53

I have no idea if it helps, but this is apparently the Hotmail server URL for the HTTP server:

Code:

http://mail.services.live.com/DeltaSync_v1.0.0/sync.aspx

Taken that straight from the Windows Live Mail program I use. Doesn't provide any other connection details though, but maybe it'll somehow work.

Ol!ver · 21 Mar 2008 at 18:10

Seraph said:
Can hotmail be made to automatically forward to another email address?

Yeah, just checked my Mum's account.

RoleyBirkin · 21 Mar 2008 at 19:13

How would that be done then! ?

theheyes · 21 Mar 2008 at 19:31

Yeah I've wanted to do that for a while (forward from Hotmail) although I've not checked recently.

MTWest · 22 Mar 2008 at 11:06

Just thought I'd add that the HTTP plugin worked for me, quite a neat little thing that! I'm happy I can use Mail now to read Hotmail emails, cheers

RoleyBirkin · 23 Mar 2008 at 08:48

MTWest said:
Just thought I'd add that the HTTP plugin worked for me, quite a neat little thing that! I'm happy I can use Mail now to read Hotmail emails, cheers

But when did you get your hotmail account?

RoleyBirkin · 27 Mar 2008 at 19:45

bump.

ichabod crane · 27 Mar 2008 at 20:17

Ok the Hotmail plugin only works with old accounts and also isnt very compatible with leopard, if you want mail with hotmail you have to pay no other way around it.

RoleyBirkin · 28 Mar 2008 at 10:03

Ok.

After MUCH searching, experimenting and arse-ing around, I think I've nearly cracked this.

By using a program call 'FreeMacPops', I'm able to make Hotmail work with TB. Atleast it certainly works with the Inbox - still working on how to get your other Hotmail folders to work.

This might all be old news of course

Hotmail and Apple Mail/Thunderbird

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