The IMAP support for Hotmail in the Webmail extensions works only for WebDav enabled accounts.
WebDav enabled accounts are those very old Hotmail accounts which could be used with Outlook Express as "http access". If you are able to use the account in the Hotmail extension (as a POP account) with the account type selected as WebDav then it is a WebDav enabled account. If you cannot use it with the WebDav account type as POP then you will never be able to use the Webmail extensions to support IMAP for the account. Remember also that WebDav is under sentence of death by Microsoft. They have switched from WebDav to a newer (and non-accessible to prying eyes) connection method called DeltaSync. Microsoft has said that they will terminate WebDav access at some, as yet unannounced, date. When that day comes the Hotmail extension ability to support IMAP will end. If the IMAP experience for Hotmail is very important to you then the obvious choice is to use the Windows Live Mail client from Microsoft that gives an IMAP equivalent experience for all Hotmail accounts. . On Dec 8, 8:45 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone gotten hotmail and IMAP to work? I Hate pop3 and would MUCH > rather use IMAP, but it doesn't seem to work for me. Here's what I've > done: > > Installed Webmail 1.3.2 > Installed Hotmail 1.2.20b2 > configure Hotmail -> Enable IMAP port at startup (143 not blocked on > my machine) > Tools->Account Settings->Add Account > Acct Type: Email > server type: IMAP > incoming servername: localhost > username <myaddr>@hotmail.com > > Saved it all, then tried to connect. It asks for the password for > <myaddr>@[EMAIL PROTECTED], I enter my password, then it says it > failed to log in. > > Does IMAP support work for hotmail? If so, what am I doing wrong? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
