web_base email " Switch "

[HAROLD938]

I have an Hotmail account and i want to SWITCH to my other account AIM MAIL . and what i want to do is to set up my aim mail to " send and receive " but mostly to send out email .

[glc]

What is the question?

[HAROLD938]

Originally Posted by glc What is the question?

i want to set up my aim mail account to sent out email "" without me being on aim main "

somelike for an example " hotmail " you click a email link and the screen pop up so i can sent the email without me being on aim mail

[rjfvillarosa]

If I am correct you can do that by going directly to www.hotmail.com and logging in to hotmail, this allows you to access your email account without starting up hotmail instant messaging.
Do you have messenger running all the time on your machine?
Is messenger set to start when windows starts?

[HAROLD938]

Originally Posted by rjfvillarosa If I am correct you can do that by going directly to www.hotmail.com and logging in to hotmail, this allows you to access your email account without starting up hotmail instant messaging. Do you have messenger running all the time on your machine? Is messenger set to start when windows starts?

i HATE hotmail for the way they have there thing " is there another web mail " can i use some like hotmail

[rjfvillarosa]

Do you actually use msn messenger?
What operating system do you have on your computer, XP, ME, 98?

[HAROLD938]

Xp homes

[glc]

I would think you would need to have AIM running, and set AIM to be your default e-mail client in Internet Options, Programs. This may only work properly with Triton, if at all. I do not believe you can set any pure web-based e-mail to act as default in this manner.

This probably does not apply to AIM, but AOL mail can now be used with standard e-mail clients such as Outlook Express that are IMAP-compliant. It's about time.

[HAROLD938]

Originally Posted by glc I would think you would need to have AIM running, and set AIM to be your default e-mail client in Internet Options, Programs. This may only work properly with Triton, if at all. I do not believe you can set any pure web-based e-mail to act as default in this manner. This probably does not apply to AIM, but AOL mail can now be used with standard e-mail clients such as Outlook Express that are IMAP-compliant. It's about time.

What do you think is the BEST routes ?

in my internet properities -> Hotmail , Microsoft Office Outlook , Outlook Express

i got also Yahoo Account " i dont want hotmail anymore PERIOD ! " this is what i got so far right

now " so any alternative "

[glc]

" so any alternative "

Nope. Default mailer can only be Hotmail or standard POP3 if that's all that's showing in the pick list. AIM mail is not standard POP3. Free Yahoo is not POP3. It would probably have to be your ISP's e-mail, set up in either Outlook or Outlook Express.