You can access Gmail with pop3.
You can't access hotmail with pop3.
Windows Mail could not access hotmail.
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Ronald Sommer
"Grumps" <powell.ian@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:a15add7c-15aa-418c-9766-533be96c4fc9@xxxxxx
Quote:
> According to Microsoft :-
>
> "Customers of either Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista interested in a
> solution to access their Windows Live Hotmail e-mail or one to access
> their Hotmail, POP3 and IMAP accounts will find that the Windows Live
> Mail client delivers this and more functionality to help bring life to
> their communications experience.
> Windows Live Mail is similar to Outlook Express and Windows Mail
> software but is optimized to work with Windows Live Hotmail"
>
> So why do I get "Server ERR Mailbox XXXX is not available"
>
> Do I need a special Hotmail account to use POP3?