Re: http mail

"Carl G" <cgerving@msnDOTcom> wrote in message news:Ol$fdXUPGHA.2828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Ted
Qwest says that is the only way they do it.
But i thought maybe someone knew of a different way to convert that http server back to pop3.
I know nothing about that stuff.

"Ted Zieglar" wrote in message ...
What did Qwest technical support say?

"Carl G" wrote in message ...
I just got Qwest DSL about 3 weeks ago,with msn.
Is there a way around useing that lousey http mail server and keep outlook
express as it was with pop3 mail.


There are no POP3 or SMTP mail hosts anymore for Hotmail. Microsofts dropped then something like 6 years ago. WebDAV scripting is used to access Hotmail over HTTP, and Outlook and Outlook Express know WebDAV so they can connect to Hotmail. However, you will need a paid Hotmail account if it was created after 29-Nov-2004 since WebDAV access is disabled for freebie Hotmail accounts created after that date. I believe there are some 3rd party mail aggregating services that also have scripted in WebDAV to access Hotmail accounts. I think HotPOP (http://www.boolean.ca/hotpop/) supports WebDAV: it used to be free but I stopped using it when it became trialware and cost money ($18).

Why is using WebDAV such a pain? It's just another set of commands within a script that get sent to the mail host and similar to how your e-mail client sends commands to the POP3 and SMTP servers. The problem isn't with WebDAV or HTTP. The problem is with the Hotmail service. You don't have to use the e-mail service included by your Internet provider.

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