Finally! Hotmail!

[SkydiveGuy]

Microsoft has finally activated POP3 for hotmail. This means you can now add hotmail to your iphone mail setup:

http://lifehacker.com/5151551/hotmail-enables-pop3-for-us-users

 

[SlasherDuff]

Lovely, another Hotmail thread to add to the collection

 

[Sky Blue]

Will Microsoft activate the search function for macRumors Forum?

 

[iParis]

Finally! Thanks for this!

 

[HelloMotto]

OMG Hallelujah

 

[iParis]

Update: Just tried it and... it works!

 

[jamaica14]

Why

It's not working on my iPod. Why?

 

[iParis]

It's not working on my iPod. Why?

Are you sure? Do you get a message saying it's not working?

 

[kwjohns]

POP3? How retro...

 

[jamaica14]

It says

It says the username or password is Incorrect.

 

[fireshot91]

Did you ever think that maybe your username or password is incorrect?

 

[gibbz]

Did you ever think that maybe your username or password is incorrect?

Now that would just be too obvious given the cryptic nature of the message

 

[jamaica14]

...

Did you ever think that maybe your username or password is incorrect?

No it's all correct....smartypants, but seriously I just clicked ''other'' and put in my info but it says something is incorrect so any ideas?

 

[iParis]

Did you ever think that maybe your username or password is incorrect?

If it says her username or password are not correct, then chances are (s)he did enter them correctly.

No it's all correct....smartypants, but seriously I just clicked ''other'' and put in my info but it says something is incorrect so any ideas?

Delete the account off you device, then start over.

 

[iParis]

merged post.

 

[jamaica14]

:/

If it says her username or password are not correct, then chances are (s)he did enter them correctly.



Delete the account off you device, then start over.

I've deleted and created it again already. And I'm not running the current firmware by the way(If that means anything, I'm running the last one)

 

[motoracer1486]

Wow...people still use POP3? Even bigger wow...people still use hotmail?

 

[nickspohn]

Wow...people still use POP3? Even bigger wow...people still use hotmail?

It's like a telephone number. If you made it 5 years ago, why switch now?

 

[rfrankl]

Wow...people still use POP3? Even bigger wow...people still use hotmail?

My thoughts exactly. People still use hotmail?

 

[motoracer1486]

It's like a telephone number. If you made it 5 years ago, why switch now?

Because its 2009, and it's breaking news that they now allow access to email via POP3!

 

[evillageprowler]

Because its 2009, and it's breaking news that they now allow access to email via POP3!

Considering how it took Microsoft years to migrate from BSD-based servers onto Winserver, this is progress...

EVP

 

[motoracer1486]

Considering how it took Microsoft years to migrate from BSD-based servers onto Winserver, this is progress...

EVP

Gotta love it when a company upgrades something that's 5 years behind the technology curve

 

[Vandam500]

I installed it and all. Although when I view a new email on my phone, on the website it still says its new (Yes I refreshed it) and vice versa, any ideas?

 

[motoracer1486]

I installed it and all. Although when I view a new email on my phone, on the website it still says its new (Yes I refreshed it) and vice versa, any ideas?

It's because it's pop3 and not IMAP.

 

[PoitNarf]

Well I guess POP3 is slightly more advanced than using PINE.