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nemattoad · 09-25-03, 09:22 PM

hrm, I am using a somewhat more difficult method of using my hotmail account with the WM2003 inbox, but it works great, I say somewhat difficult because its not a simple plug-in.

There is a program called hotmail popper (google for it), that runs on your computer and basically is an POP3 server.

The way it works is in outlook, you set your server as POP3, and set your username as your full hotmail email address, and your password as your hotmail password and then incoming and outgoing servers you set to your IP address, hostname, or whichever method you use, then, when you connect, it connects to the hotmail server, gets your mail, and then serves it to you using the POP3 protocol.

The bad thing is that your computer needs to be on and needs an internet connection, and if you want to access your e-mails from any network other then your own, you need a dynamic DNS or a static IP address for your computer so your aixim can connect to it from a remote location.

If anyone knows a simple plugin for pocket outlook/inbox, I'd be pretty damn happy (that works with WM2003), because hotmail popper is not exactly a easy to use solution, but does work well once you have it set up.

And yes, its free

--If you have a router or a firewall, make sure ports 25 and 110 forwarded/unfiltered/unblocked/open/ whatever the hell you want to call it if you want to access it remotely (you can change them if you wish in hotmail popper but I got a feeling that pocket outlook will have difficulties with that)

09-25-03, 09:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
nemattoad Aximsite All Star Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Aurora, Ontario, Canada Posts: 827 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hrm, I am using a somewhat more difficult method of using my hotmail account with the WM2003 inbox, but it works great, I say somewhat difficult because its not a simple plug-in. There is a program called hotmail popper (google for it), that runs on your computer and basically is an POP3 server. The way it works is in outlook, you set your server as POP3, and set your username as your full hotmail email address, and your password as your hotmail password and then incoming and outgoing servers you set to your IP address, hostname, or whichever method you use, then, when you connect, it connects to the hotmail server, gets your mail, and then serves it to you using the POP3 protocol. The bad thing is that your computer needs to be on and needs an internet connection, and if you want to access your e-mails from any network other then your own, you need a dynamic DNS or a static IP address for your computer so your aixim can connect to it from a remote location. If anyone knows a simple plugin for pocket outlook/inbox, I'd be pretty damn happy (that works with WM2003), because hotmail popper is not exactly a easy to use solution, but does work well once you have it set up. And yes, its free --If you have a router or a firewall, make sure ports 25 and 110 forwarded/unfiltered/unblocked/open/ whatever the hell you want to call it if you want to access it remotely (you can change them if you wish in hotmail popper but I got a feeling that pocket outlook will have difficulties with that) __________________ PDA: X51v - ROM A12 Case: Stock dell sleeve case Memory: 2GB OCZ SD Card, 512MB Kingston CF card Accessories: Holux 236 Bluetooth GPS Dell Bluetooth keyboard Sony MDR-V500 Bluetooth Headphones (built with parts from Logitech Bluetooth Headphones)