[plug] HTTP mail?

[manic]

>On Wed, 2002-09-25 at 23:07, John Knight wrote:
> > Hey up!
> > Anyone know of any mail fetching proggies that can use an HTTP protocol?
I'm
> > hoping to get away with something like KMail, but if need be, I'll
resort to
> > the command line. ;)
>
> ???
>
> please explain?  HTTP is not a mail protocol.  What are you trying to do
> that you want to fetch mail via http?  In my experience, most places
> that serve mail via the web either require that you log in to get to it
> via a web browser, or provide pop/imap access?  Since the web-based mail
> browsers that I've used and setup (and written) use imap to get mail, I
> imagine that this is generally the case.  So, if you're using a
> web-based mail service, they probably also have an imap mail server
> somewhere there.

Outlook Express allows you to synchonise your Hotmail mail folders locally
using a http based protocol.

GM