OE and hotmail access

[bosco]

Has anyone that uses OE to access hotmail lost their access yet?
I was expecting to lose it early in January but I still have it.
Is MS still planning to do this?
I thought they might change their mind since gmail is giving free pop access.

[Force Flow]

I wasn't aware they were going to be stopping the service.

That is the main way I check my hotmail account. Note that hotmail doesn't use POP, it's HTTP.

[bosco]

Originally Posted by Force Flow Note that hotmail doesn't use POP, it's HTTP.

Nope, it's WebDAV for OE and Outlook access.


They haven't cut me off yet. Just curious about everyone else.


Microsoft Nixes Outlook, Outlook Express Access to Free Hotmail Accounts

Microsoft ends free Hotmail access from Outlook

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];878462

for some reason the last link above will not link correctly. copy and paste the whole address...including the [LN];878462

[Doobie]

I still have mine... maybe its just for new accounts..

[bosco]

I just got an email from MSN about this.

Dear MSN Member, Recently, Hotmail(r) announced that in order to improve customer experience and reduce spam and junk e-mail abuse on MSN(r) services, Hotmail will no longer allow new e-mail accounts to be accessed via Microsoft(r) Office Outlook(r) and Outlook Express. We are pleased to inform you that because you are an existing and valued customer, at this time your current Hotmail and MSN account(s) are exempt from this restriction and you will be able to continue enjoying access to those accounts from Outlook or Outlook Express. However, any new Hotmail or MSN accounts you create will not be accessible via Outlook or Outlook Express.

This is good news.

[glc]

Now all we need to hope for is MSN will nuke all the old free accounts that have been sending spam.