Windows Live Mail and Hotmail

The Storm · 19 Apr 2011, 06:21 PM

Just a quick question! Get a LOT of forwarded emails/junk and was just wondering if the live mail software is IMAP or pop3

Basically it would be ideal for me to 'sync' hotmail to the client just like iTunes for example. Would just make life easier when deleting/filtering emails to folders if possible, and I really prefer the web interface for iphone use/pc use

Cheers for any help!!

Ps been quite a while since I've been here! hehe hope everyones well!

dan

drew · 19 Apr 2011, 08:09 PM

Dan, the "Live " mail client seems to automatically set up Gmail as IMAP so not sure how it treat Hotmail now which is allowing pop3 IIRC but does it have IMAP for hotmail?

Would one not have heard about it by now if that was rolled out? Hotmail being that huge it would cost them a lot of money to implement?

But the mail client in itself does have IMAP and even force it on me if I set up Gmail so that works.

**Shelded** · 28 Apr 2011, 03:19 AM

I must misunderstand this question. You're posting to ask if WML does IMAP or POP3? It does both. A few seconds with it answers that. So you must be asking some other question. Puzzled. Maybe you just really, really, don't want to install WLM to answer the question. I know I found the product weakly-documented online.

Dan, welcome back. Dont take me as harsh, just puzzled.

19 Apr 2011, 06:21 PM	#1
The Storm Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE Queensland, Australia Posts: 314	Windows Live Mail and Hotmail Just a quick question! Get a LOT of forwarded emails/junk and was just wondering if the live mail software is IMAP or pop3 Basically it would be ideal for me to 'sync' hotmail to the client just like iTunes for example. Would just make life easier when deleting/filtering emails to folders if possible, and I really prefer the web interface for iphone use/pc use Cheers for any help!! Ps been quite a while since I've been here! hehe hope everyones well! dan

19 Apr 2011, 08:09 PM	#2
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Dan, the "Live " mail client seems to automatically set up Gmail as IMAP so not sure how it treat Hotmail now which is allowing pop3 IIRC but does it have IMAP for hotmail? Would one not have heard about it by now if that was rolled out? Hotmail being that huge it would cost them a lot of money to implement? But the mail client in itself does have IMAP and even force it on me if I set up Gmail so that works.

28 Apr 2011, 03:19 AM	#3
Shelded Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Northwest Posts: 3,849	I must misunderstand this question. You're posting to ask if WML does IMAP or POP3? It does both. A few seconds with it answers that. So you must be asking some other question. Puzzled. Maybe you just really, really, don't want to install WLM to answer the question. I know I found the product weakly-documented online. Dan, welcome back. Dont take me as harsh, just puzzled.