How to setup iMail??

Hey yellowman,

had the same problem..i'm with gmail,went into my account checked settings and told me it was able to adapt to pop(internet computers that process mail and i think the type of service they are referring to)i then set it up in gmail and was able to get mail working....almost!i can revice my gmail but cant send it..ah well back to the drawing board etc....

good luck,

Paul.

You can use Apple's Mail program to access your hotmail account with this app...
http://www.automagic-software.com/products.php#httpmail

If you use hotmail as your main email program then why bother using Apples Mail? ...just launch your browser and if you have it set right your password/sign in name will be remembered, then it's as simple as one click to see your new messages.

Apples's Mail client is only helpful if you plan on using your computer to store and manage your emails - as opposed to doing things remotely with Hotmail's server. That's why Hotmail is not imap or pop - but rather http based.

If your internet provider gives you pop mail accounts (and you decide to use them) then yes, use Mail to access those. If you're happy with Hotmail, then you don't really need to concern yourself with Apple's Mail client.

One drawback with Hotmail is HTTPMail only works with Hotmail accounts that were created before a certain date. If you've had the account for over a couple years, you'll be fine, but just know that HTTPMail may not work. Also, there is nothing that Dan (creater of HTTPMail) can do to bypass this, its a restriction setup by Hotmail.

Joe Mac