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8 Replies Last post: Apr 7, 2003 9:44 PM by spacemonkey919

pradeep

160 posts since
Mar 24, 2001

Apr 1, 2003 7:18 AM

Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

Hi
I did read the FAQ's and hoped that something has changed. I am helping a friend to switch. Will be helping him to install his new eMac.
How can I tell him that his hotmail account can be downloaded (as IMAP) by Outlook express (on a PC) but not in OS X?
Being iMAP, I am sure it must be possible to use hotmail from Mail. Anyone?
Otherwise is there any other email program which will allow it? Outlook Express for OS X? or Entourage? I have MS Office but have not loadesd entourage.

drmbb

2,353 posts since
Jun 14, 2001

1. Apr 1, 2003 7:46 AM

in response to: pradeep

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

There is a free mail plugin that will allow you to do this as if your Hotmail was a POP3 account.

car1son

1,349 posts since
Aug 30, 2001

2. Apr 1, 2003 8:11 AM

in response to: pradeep

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

Hotmail is not actually IMAP, but a HTTP variant with similar traits.

A couple of solutions:
Outlook Express under Classic
Entourage v.X
Using the open source Mail plugin here
Using Mail Forward here (also handles Yahoo!'s free web Mail)

stuartpurple

770 posts since
Mar 4, 2003

3. Apr 1, 2003 8:17 AM

in response to: pradeep

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

I have a hotmail account for spam, this is then retrieved in M$N Messenger. The only thing that they want for this is a password of eight or more characters on your existing hotmail account. I have had no problems, but sometimes it does insist that I view the emails in a browser (strange that it chooses IE when Safari is the default

).

Stu

serpico

64 posts since
Apr 8, 2001

4. Apr 1, 2003 3:35 PM

in response to: pradeep

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

I use Entourage or just go on the web with Safari to check. MSN Messenger checks for me and I just click the alert box. There is always a way around things, check versiontracker.com for plugins and also whenever you're stuck! Good luck.

pradeep

160 posts since
Mar 24, 2001

5. Apr 2, 2003 10:05 AM

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

Thanks guys
I am sure I will get one of these to work
Actually I have been scared to try Entourage after reading horror stories in the forums.

Pradeep

serpico

64 posts since
Apr 8, 2001

6. Apr 2, 2003 11:11 AM

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

entourage has been working fine for me, no horror stories here.

stuartpurple

770 posts since
Mar 4, 2003

7. Apr 3, 2003 3:34 AM

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

Yup, Entourage. Tried it, works great. Shame it's M$ though.

Stu

spacemonkey919

17 posts since
Mar 16, 2003

8. Apr 7, 2003 9:44 PM

Re: Recieving hotmail / yahoo in Mail

hi, i did what you said, it worked. now my hotmail is disenabled in my mail. how do i fix this?

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