Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

Just wondering if there was an email app that could handle hotmail accounts as well as pop accounts besides outlook express or outlook.

Re: Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

You could try Thunderbird, I think there's a hack (also known as mod, or extension) which lets you use Hotmail.
Click here: www.mozilla.org then follow the links.

Re: Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

Can I access my Netscape WebMail or Hotmail accounts through Thunderbird?

No. Netscape WebMail and Hotmail use proprietary protocols. To access WebMail directly through an e-mail client requires you to use Netscape 6+ with AIM; to do so with Hotmail requires either Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. There are also freeware applications available that will let you do the same thing, such as Hotmail Popper.

Another example is Gotmail, which is a utility to non-interactively download email from a Hotmail account. It can download messages from all folders, messages from certain folders, or new messages only. There are options to delete downloaded messages or mark them as read. Gotmail can forward messages to other email addresses or save them as local mbox-style mailboxes.

Hotmail popper is a trial version and gotmail doesnt seem to be as easy to use (couldnt find a windows version either).

Re: Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

Ahem, yes you can...

innit

Re: Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

nope doesnt work for me... :(

Re: Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

Why not- works for me so I'd probably be able to help :)

Re: Alternatives to Outlook E for Hotmail
 

Alternatively try the old page here which is the one I used.

You do have the right Java runtime thingy don't you?