[plug] Hotmail access from Linux e-mail client?

[caston at arach.net.au]

Quoting Alex Nordstrom <alexander.nordstrom at tpg.com.au>: 
 
> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 18:10, caston at arach.net.au wrote: 
> > Has anyone attempted accessing hotmail through a Linux e-mail client 
> > before? 
>  
> lx at bart:~$ apt-cache search hotmail 
> gotmail - Utility to download email from a Hotmail or MSN account 
> hotsmtp - SMTP to Hotmail (HTTPmail) gateway 
> hotway - POP3 to Hotmail (HTTPmail) gateway 
>  
> I've used hotway in the past, and it worked fine for my purposes  
> (receiving only). You simply set it up as a daemon that provides a POP3  
> interface for use with any standard client software. 
>  
 
Sounds like a good idea. I was thinking about it most of  last night and ended up 
having a similar idea. Good thing that its already been coded an somone from PLUG 
have used  it. 
 
Thanks Alex and have good xmas. Merry Christmas to everyone else well! 
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