You could try the newer Windows Live Mail (it's still a beta though), and
convert your hotmail to the new Hotmail Live (you can always convert back).
These two sync quite well.
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas http://get.live.com/mail/overview
"DJ" <hookemevans27@hotmail.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
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> im trying to email people on craigs list and i need to set up an account
> but
> dont know how. it keeps saying: Windows mail no longer supports the HTTP
> servers used by Hotmail and other web-based e-mail providers. so i need to
> set up a different account.
> --
> DJ