Hotmail uses a proprietary format (known as HTTP in Outlook?) which only works with seasoned account (about three/four years old now) and paid accounts. Sadly, you'll either have to live with the god-awful web interface, dish out some cash, or upgrade to a better email service (may I recommend Gmail from Google). --- -Brett On 6/Jun/07, at 8:38 PM, Phillip Brown wrote: > Hello, > I can't even set up a simple Hotmail account. I am very familiar > with Macs but not email or servers. What settings do i use to get a > Hotmail account going? > > PB > > >> From: B G <briang113 at pacbell.net> >> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." >> <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." >> <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >> Subject: Re: [G4] OSX Mail App! >> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 07:57:42 -0700 >> >> Are you in Mail prefrences/accounts and clicking the add(+) button? >> >> I have numerous POP account in my Apple Mail program with no >> problems. >> >> BG >> >> >> On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:28 AM, Thomas J. Fobia wrote: >> >>> Hello All, I have just lost my Netscape 7.2 that I was using for >>> my email! I have decided to switch to the OSX mail application >>> and managed to get my main email up and running! I have two >>> other email "Names" on the same server on my road runner account >>> and Im having trouble getting them set up! They are all "POP" >>> addresses and when I want to add a second address It says I >>> already have a POP address. I tried "POP account2" but that >>> didn't work either! Am I missing something here? Netscape was >>> easier to add an account, why is this apple app more difficult? >>> Thanks! >>> Tom >>> _______________________________________________ >>> G4 mailing list >>> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 >>> >>> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and >>> random stuff: >>> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> G4 mailing list >> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 >> >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random >> stuff: >> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Advertisement: Live Earth ‘07 – artist line-up, Windows Live alerts > & tickets. http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp? > mode=click&clientID=790&referral=hotmailtagline&URL=http:// > liveearth.ninemsn.com.au > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984