[pchelpers] Re: Thunderbird question

Hi Re-Na

> I think this was answered recently, but I can't remember for sure
> since there's been a lot of posts lately, too many for me to
> remember it all. In OE I can have my OE account and also have it
> check my hotmail account.
> 
> Is that possible in Thunderbird?

I found an old message from PcCowboy praising Hotpop + Thunderbird for
this. Maybe he could tell us more about that.

But the answer is probably "no" unless you are a paying Hotmail 
member. Apparently Microsoft realized that many people were starting 
to use Hotmail only as a spam filter. Therefore MS wants to at least 
force people who are doing this to use an MS program like OE to 
download their Hotmail mail:

"Microsoft has recently decided that only paying members will be able
access Hotmail using outside services such as Hotmail Popper. Hotmail
Popper will continue working with a "Hotmail Plus" (or equivalent MSN)
account." ( www.boolean.ca/hotpop )

But you can of course access your Hotmail with your browser. There 
might also be the possibility of automatically forwarding all mail you 
receive at Hotmail to a non-Hotmail email address. Then it's easy to 
download with Thunderbird.

Ekhart



PS

Here is more info and links to programs that maybe do the trick:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=53174

http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/faq.html#q2.3
Can I access my Netscape WebMail or Hotmail accounts through Thunderbird?

No. Netscape WebMail and Hotmail use proprietary protocols. To access
WebMail directly through an e-mail client requires you to use Netscape
6+ with AIM; to do so with Hotmail requires either Microsoft Outlook 
or Outlook Express. There are also freeware applications available 
that will let you do the same thing, such as Hotmail Popper.

Another example is Gotmail, which is a utility to non-interactively
download email from a Hotmail account. It can download messages from 
all folders, messages from certain folders, or new messages only. 
There are options to delete downloaded messages or mark them as read. 
Gotmail can forward messages to other email addresses or save them as 
local mbox-style mailboxes.

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