I don't see any definite commitment to open their hotmail protocol in this transcript. It's just a tech support guy saying "sure". I don't think he makes the decision. Moreover, he referred to the Hotmail support. I'm betting that channel will not yield any useful information either.
Indra --- Max <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I had a little chat with an MSN tech guy. Here is > the "transcript" of it > and i have highlighted certain parts where he > slipped by writing next to > it in '[' and ']' and in capitals. It was in MSN > interactive tech support: > > > > TRANSCRIPT STARTS HERE: > > Topic: I am using a mail program called 'Mozilla' > which currently > supports POP and IMAP mail accounts. We would like > it to also start > supporting Hotmail but need the information for the > HTTP mail protocol > that Hotmail uses > > Bill Hi Max , thank you for using MSN Interactive > Online Support. My > name is Bill, I will be your Online Technical > Support Engineer. > Max Hello > Bill Do you wish to configure your hotmail account > in Mozilla ? > Max The Mozilla Mail program > Max However, it does not yet support the HTTP mail > protocol and requires > information on this protocol from Hotmail > Max so that it can start supporting it > Bill You can not configure your hotmail account in > Mozilla [DUH! THAT'S > WHY I'M ASKING YOU FOR THE INFO] > Bill You can configure it in Outlook Express [YOU > DON'T SAY?] > Max the Mozilla development team would like the > Mozilla Mail program to > start supporting Hotmail. We would be most grateful > if you would give us > the protocol's information so that it can be > integrated into Mozilla > Bill You will have to contact hotmail support to get > the issue resolved > Max how may I contact them? > Bill please go to hotmail web site and click on ther > link contact us > Bill Is there any other issue with MSN ? > Max could you please give me that link > Bill sure > Bill > http://lc2.law13.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/support?_lang=EN&curmbox=F000000001&a=b8c3ffecdb538024cc46c5b22181606f > Bill Have you received the link ? > Max yes > Max also, could you please tell me whether the HTTP > mail protocol is > owned by Microsoft or not > Bill yes [<----- MICROSOFT DOES OWN THE HTTP MAIL > PROTOCOL THEN - > APPARANTELY] > Max it is > Max you mean? > Bill you cannot use that http protocol manually to > configure hotmail in > Mozilla > Max i know, but the mozilla developers would like to > give mozilla mail > http mail support > Max we are quite sure that Microsoft will give us > their full support for > this enhancement [HERE'S WHERE I GOT HIM] > Bill sure ["SURE" - WELL THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU] > Max well thank you for your time and support > Bill I hope that you have found our session today > helpful. We are > available 24 hours a day and are always glad to > help. Thank you for > using MSN Interactive Online Technical Support. We > are available 24 > hours, 7 days a week. If you need further > assistance, please come back > and visit us again. [WAIT A SEC, I HAVEN'T FINISHED > YET - HEHE] > Max does MSN support mozilla? > Max it is just that a message came up when I went on > the home page > saying I shouldn't use this browser but Internet > Explorer instead > [TRYING TO CATCH HIM OUT NOW] > Bill MSNIA technical support does not support > Mozilla > Max what i am saying is when i went to a page on > msn, i was told that i > should download internet explorer > Bill you will have to download Internet Explorer > Max why? [THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION OF MINE - > "WHY????"] > Max MSN seems to work fine in Mozilla [WHICH IS > TRUE] > Max I do not understand why I shouldn't use Mozilla > and use Internet > Explorer instead [I AM SO INNOCENT, I DONT KNOW THAT > MSN HATES MOZILLA > AND LOVES INTERNET EXPLORER] > Bill you are getting this message because Internet > Explorer is not the > default program in your system [OF COURSE IT ISN'T, > BUT IT'S A > JAVASCRIPT POPUP WINDOW SO THAT'S NOT THE REASON - > WHAT KIND OF TECH > SUPPORT IS THIS??????] > Max I do not use Internet Explorer as it is not a > good internet browser > Max it is very unreliable unfortunately which is why > I use Mozilla > instead [HEHEHE - THAT MUST HAVE GOT HIM STUMPED] > Max but this message says that by pressing 'ok' i > can download Internet > explorer [OF COURSE I DIDN'T PRESS 'OK'] > Bill It is up to you what you want to use or not > [WELL I DONT MATE] > Max It's just I do not understand why MSN doesn't > want me to use Mozilla > Bill You can download Internet Explorer to resolve > this issue > Max but i already have Internet Explorer, I was just > accessing MSN from > Mozilla > Bill MSN is more compatible with Microsoft products > [IS IT REALLY, I > WONDER WHY?] > Max Would you not say this is monopolizing and > unfair though? [WELL IT > IS BUT I WANTED TO KNOW HIS OPINION] > Max most websites support all browsers [NOTE THAT I > SAY 'MOST'. SOME > DON'T...] > Max why doesn't MSN? > Bill You do can use any browser to see MSN website > Max so why did MSN tell me I should use Internet > Explorer instead if all > browsers work with msn [GOOD QUESTION OF MINE AGAIN] > Max ? > Max isn't this misleading? [WELL IT IS BUT...] > Bill You can cancel that message which say this > Max I have, however I do not understand why this > message appears in the > first place as it should not [DEFINETELY NOT...] > [OUR FRIEND BILL SHALL NOW RUN OUT QUICKLY LEAVING A > NICE PHONE NUMBER > BEHIND] > Bill here is the phone number for MSN Internet > Access Technical Support. > 1-877-635-7019. Thank you for using MSN Online > Interactive Technical > Support. We look forward to serving you again.[AND > HE'S GONE 1 SECOND LATER] > > > But this transcript highlights that Microsoft > apparantely will support > Mozilla. So did they just put 'about:mozilla' in > Internet Explorer for fun? > > I've now contacted Hotmail and wait for their "kind" > reply... > > > > M. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
