Checking Hotmail (I know Hotmail sucks...but)
 

Hey,

I am wondering what software there is to be able to let me use my Hotmail from a Linux e-mail client. Right now I don't have any e-mail clients configured under Linux so I don't have a preference for what e-mail client to use. Yes I know that Hotmail sucks but I figure that because it already gets lots of junk mail I may as well just keep using it as a place for other mail I would consider Junk. I actually have a few other e-mail accounts that I use for all types of other mail and those are POP3 and IMAP. So basically I am not really looking for suggestions on an e-mail provider that I could use in place of Hotmail, I am looking for a way to interface Hotmail with an e-mail client. You could make suggestions on ways to replace Hotmail but I probably will not consider them. I don't want this thread to turn into a why we hate Hotmail thread or a thread the endlessly lists alternatives to Hotmail. I already know they exist.

Thanks,
Tool

Theres loads of them. Check sourceforge.net You'll find a bunch.

Basically, most of them act as an inbetween. It runs a little server on your computer that intercepts your hotmail mail, and sends it back out as a POP stream. You then configure your email client to read the pop stream coming from 127.0.0.1

It usually works pretty well.

there are lots if them on sourceforge.net

If you are a KDE user (or happen to like kmail) there is a new tutorial on getting kmail to download and use hotmail. Check out:

hotmail -> kmail

Good luck.

s1ider

For Hotmail POP3 support, you need to pay for a subscription. Or atleast that's what I remember reading somewhere online.

Don't use Hotmail that much (why would I when I've gmail ;)) ... So - didn't investigate that much into that area.
:)

Debian Kernel

evaluatinglinux - unless you were doing this in 2003 and have merely delayed posting for a while, I think Toolboy has moved on from this problem.