alanrf wrote: > 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? >> > > > > Ok, so which services DO support imap? I'd REALLY like to setup IMAP somewhere. I know , I know, GMAIL supports imap as well as pop3. But for some reason I cannot connect to gmail's IMAP server.
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