I have used GMail IMAP successfully. This is not exactly the right forum to be discussing GMail IMAP ...however if you care to reply to me outside this forum I will try to assist.
On Dec 10, 7:55 pm, Secrecy Prevents <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
