On 8 Oct 2000, 9:02, Ansar Gilani wrote:
> I am new the Internet. I opened some hotmail accounts for myself and my
> family. I tried to pop them through Outlook2000 and Outlook Express but
> could not get through. Is it possible to download my hotmail through
> Microsoft's own programs, Outlook2000 and Outlook Express 5? If not, is
> there any freeware/shareware program for that purpose. TIA.
HotMail does not have POP3 services. The Outlook programs can be
configured to download and work with your Hotmail email by configuring
the account as an HTTP service.
>From the Tools menu, click Accounts.
In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click the Add button.
Select Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard, and then follow the
instructions to establish a connection with a mail or news server.
Remember, in setting up a Hotmail account, you would set your incoming
mail server in the pull-down menu as: HTTP
Alan
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