Thunderbird and Hotmail

Hey

I was wondering if theirs any way to use thunderbird to get my e-mails off my hotmail account. I want to use it for my 2 e-mail accounts so I could check them both with it. I got the gmail one working but I have no clue how to do the same for my hotmail account. I found this thing called WebMail (http://webmail.mozdev.org/index.html) thats supposed to make it work but when I try and install it it says
"WebMail 1.0.11 could not be installed because it is not compatible with firefox."
Weird. Anyway.

Thanks for any help
Drunk_Donkey

 

I've been trying the same thing for ages i'm afraid, with no luck. So far as I can tell, Outlook express is the only one that can/could get the hotmail emails. I have seen a bunch of programs that say they can convert the Http protocol emails to pop3 but nothing really works. If you find anything, Please let me know!

 

WOOT! WOOT! Problem solved

Wackywelshman go to (Using firefox browser. I just tried with IExplorer and it wouldn't open the page properly):

http://webmail.mozdev.org/index.html

Click: Install -> Download

Alright heres where I messed up.
RIGHT click Web-Mail-1.0.11 then "Save Link As". Save it to somewhere convenient like your Desktop.

Under the WebMail download is all the e-mail services. Find the one that you are trying to get to work with thunderbird and do the same thing that you did with the WebMail download.

Open Thunderbird
Click Tools --> Extensions --> Install
This opens a navigation window. Find the WebMail link you saved to your Desktop and click open. This will start WebMail installing.
Do the same for the other link you saved with the E-mail service.

This will install a extension that makes WebMail work with whatever service you chose.

The rest of the instructions for how to configure your account with WebMail are here : http://webmail.mozdev.org/setup.html

Hope this helps. if somethings not working make check all the Smtp setting and POP settings cause I would make a small spelling error and then everything stops working.

Anyway,
CYA