Hotmail & Imap w/ 1.2.20b2
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iloves...@gmail.com
Dec 8, 2008, 11:45:29 PM12/8/08
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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>@hotmail.com@localhost, 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?
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>@hotmail.com@localhost, 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?
alanrf
Dec 10, 2008, 9:37:06 PM12/10/08
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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, "ilovesecr...@gmail.com" <ilovesecr...@gmail.com>
wrote:
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, "ilovesecr...@gmail.com" <ilovesecr...@gmail.com>
wrote:
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Dec 10, 2008, 10:55:45 PM12/10/08
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somewhere. I know , I know, GMAIL supports imap as well as pop3. But for
some reason I cannot connect to gmail's IMAP server.
alanrf
Dec 11, 2008, 12:53:03 AM12/11/08
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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.
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.
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