Hotmail to mac mail

you may want to read this link: http://www.leoparduser.com/leopard-mail-hotmail

hope this helps

Hotmail is not compatible with Leopard.
I even had a plug-in installed that allowed hotmail access from Mail in Tiger and the install deleted it.
It didn't matter anyway since with the new hotmail setup the plug-in no longer worked.
Hotmail uses an http format rather than the standard formats POP, IMAP and Enterprise.
Try gmail, they support both POP and IMAP.

you may also want to read the link I referred in my previous post re. hotmail and Leopard Mail

hope this helps

The plug-in httpmail is now Leopard-compatible, and is available from the developer's web site. I use it with mail.app in OS X 10.5.1 to access my Windows Live account. Works like a charm.

http://www.automagic-software.com/httpmail/httpmailleopard1.51.dmg.gz

Hi there,

Don't know if this will help but hope it does. First, I use a Windows Live Mail Account (MSN) and it's classified as a Hotmail Plus. I pay $30-ish per year to keep it but it gives 10 GB storage. If you sign in on this account on the web you have options. The key things are that you can add other accounts from which to send and receive your e-mail using Hotmail/MSN. If I want to send a reply from a sender I can specify which ID to use, i.e., a MAC account, MSN, GMAil, whatever your choices are. However, the KEY thing is that you can now forward all incoming mail arriving at your Hotmail/MSN account to a different account, i.e., MAC. I prefer to use my Mac account and this is what I have set up. Similarly if you have a paid MAC account you could forward all your Mac mail to Hotmail/MSN.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need more info.

Lynn

Lynn,
I also have Windows Live Mail (Hotmail Plus). I have selected options, but am unable to access any functionality that will allow me to forward e-mails to another account. Is there something I am missing?

Kelly

Hi there, Kelly!

This doesn't work in the Windows Live Mail program. You actually have to sign in on the webmail for your Hotmail account at either www.msn.com or www.hotmail.com. The Windows Live Hotmail will load up and when you have your mail window open (inbox, sent items, etc.) open you will see an Options button at the top right hand corner of the screen beside the Help question mark. Click on Options and then choose the bottom item "More Options".

Now you have choices. Under the "Manage Your Account" you can choose four things, one of which is to forward the mail automatically to another account. You can also add other accounts in your Hotmail/MSN account to select from to reply to messages. If you have a GMail account you can enter it here. In GMail you can also automatically forward messages to Hotmail/MSN or MAC. Anyway, you should get the idea but you have to authorise every account you add and validate it with an e-mail request from your Hotmail/MSN account. This authority I believe also applies to the automatic forwarding portion, i.e., it has to be validated before it can be turned on.

This should now sort out your issues. The key thing is that the webmail account is what controls the activity, not the Windows Live Mail program itself.

Have fun and if you need more information then feel free to ask! Glad to help!

Lynn

Lynn,
Thanks - blind as a bat after trying to get this working for the last 24 hours.

Kelly

Lynn Q wrote:

This doesn't work in the Windows Live Mail program. You actually have to sign in on the webmail for your Hotmail account at either www.msn.com or www.hotmail.com.

While forwarding your mail from Windows Live to another account that is natively compatible with Apple Mail (e.g. IMAP, POP3, etc.) is one solution to the problem, it is only a partial solution. When the forwarded messages are deleted within Apple Mail, they still exist on the Windows Live server. So the next time you log on to Windows Live, you see all of your previously deleted mail. And you have to delete it all. Again. Nor are the forward messages synced between Windows Live and Apple Mail: If a forwarded message is read, it does not become marked as read on Windows Live.

Try the httpmail plug-in. I swear it works. It is simple to set up, too -- I got it working in about 5-10 minutes. It is definitely compatible with Leopard, because that's what I use it with, and it offers major advantages over mail forwarding. All of my folders from Windows Live automatically show up in the Apple Mail sidebar, and I am able to freely move messages in and out of these folders. These changes are reflected in Windows Live. Messages I read in Apple Mail are marked as read in Windows Live, and vice-versa. Deleted messages are deleted in both applications, so I only have to do it once.

The one caveat is that you have to upgrade your free account to a Windows Live Plus account, which costs about US$30 per year.

Anyway, for those who might be interested, here is the download link:

http://www.automagic-software.com/httpmail/httpmailleopard1.51.dmg.gz

I am not affiliated with the author of this plug-in in any way. I just think the software offers a simple and excellent solution to a common problem. Sure works for me.