Using KMail to access web-based accounts like hotmail, yahoo, gmail etc?

cajunaggie · 09-05-2004, 09:50 PM

Is it possible to use KMail to access web-based accounts like Hotmail, Gmail and so forth? I've been able to access the campus server email account I set up, but I want to change were it comes from. Does anyone know how I can do that?

bruno buys · 09-05-2004, 09:53 PM

To my knowledge, you can't. Kmail can connect to any pop server, but not with webmail servers.

cajunaggie · 09-05-2004, 10:16 PM

well don't that just suck

HappyTux · 09-05-2004, 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by cajunaggie
Is it possible to use KMail to access web-based accounts like Hotmail, Gmail and so forth? I've been able to access the campus server email account I set up, but I want to change were it comes from. Does anyone know how I can do that?

There is a perl script fetchyahoo which will download Yahoo to an mbox file which Kmail supports now depending on whether you can configure the directory it downloads to the ~/Mail/ subdirectory so that Kmail will will see it is another thing. If it wants to download too ~/mbox then you may be able to symbolicly link it into the directory Kmail needs and use it that way. Also a quick look at the page says there is a gotmail for Hotmail you can get as well you may want to check into them.

bruno buys · 09-05-2004, 11:14 PM

Yahoo has pop server, just go to yahoo options and set it.

XavierP · 09-06-2004, 01:04 AM

For Hotmail you will need HotWayD - similar to YahooPops.

cajunaggie · 09-14-2004, 05:09 PM

Where would I go about finding this HotWayD you speak of?

Xussiht · 09-19-2004, 04:38 AM

hotwayd can be found at http://hotwayd.sf.net