OT: Hotmail/Windows Mail Expiration

Hi, if I set Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook 2007 to handle a hotmail
email account, will hotmail take note of the account activity or would I
have to sign in to the webmail service in order to prevent the 120 day
inactivity period running out?

TIA

Dave

Hi,

It would know about the activity. You'd still be accessing the mail servers.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Dave" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, if I set Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook 2007 to handle a hotmail
> email account, will hotmail take note of the account activity or would I
> have to sign in to the webmail service in order to prevent the 120 day
> inactivity period running out?
>
> TIA
>
> Dave

I've just found out that using hotmail with outlook/outlook express is no
longer supported with the free version so I'll have to sign in via the web.

Cheers Anyway

Dave

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> It would know about the activity. You'd still be accessing the mail
> servers.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:eyF9aSd%...
>> Hi, if I set Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook 2007 to handle a hotmail
>> email account, will hotmail take note of the account activity or would I
>> have to sign in to the webmail service in order to prevent the 120 day
>> inactivity period running out?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Dave
>

"Dave" <> wrote in message
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> I've just found out that using hotmail with outlook/outlook express is no
> longer supported with the free version so I'll have to sign in via the
> web.


I started to use Outlook for all my mail because if this. There is a Web
Connector for Outlook, which speeds up access to Hotmail accounts.

ss.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft
Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft
Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages and contacts for free!


-Michael

* Dave:
> I've just found out that using hotmail with outlook/outlook express is no longer supported
> with the free version so I'll have to sign in via the web.
>
> Cheers Anyway
>
> Dave
>
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:OluLqld%...
>> Hi,
>>
>> It would know about the activity. You'd still be accessing the mail servers.
>>
>> -- Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help
>> - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Dave" <> wrote in message
>> news:eyF9aSd%...
>>> Hi, if I set Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook 2007 to handle a hotmail email account,
>>> will hotmail take note of the account activity or would I have to sign in to the webmail
>>> service in order to prevent the 120 day inactivity period running out?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Dave
>

MICHAEL wrote:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft
> Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft
> Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages and contacts for free!
>
>
> -Michael
>
> * Dave:
>> I've just found out that using hotmail with outlook/outlook express is no longer supported
>> with the free version so I'll have to sign in via the web.
>>
>> Cheers Anyway
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>> news:OluLqld%...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> It would know about the activity. You'd still be accessing the mail servers.
>>>
>>> -- Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help
>>> - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "Dave" <> wrote in message
>>> news:eyF9aSd%...
>>>> Hi, if I set Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook 2007 to handle a hotmail email account,
>>>> will hotmail take note of the account activity or would I have to sign in to the webmail
>>>> service in order to prevent the 120 day inactivity period running out?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Dave

The new windows live mail beta also works with Hotmail.

"Jeanette" <> wrote in message
news:%23RXF%239g%.. .
>
> The new windows live mail beta also works with Hotmail.


Yes, but it has an awful toy-like interface, IMO. It also had adverts on
the beta version that I tried out (about last February).

ss.

* Jeanette:
> MICHAEL wrote:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>
>> With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft
>> Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft
>> Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages and contacts for free!
>>
>
>> * Dave:
>>> I've just found out that using hotmail with outlook/outlook express is no longer supported
>>> with the free version so I'll have to sign in via the web.
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>> news:OluLqld%...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> It would know about the activity. You'd still be accessing the mail servers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help
>>>> - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>> "Dave" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:eyF9aSd%...
>>>>> Hi, if I set Windows Mail or Microsoft Outlook 2007 to handle a hotmail email account,
>>>>> will hotmail take note of the account activity or would I have to sign in to the webmail
>>>>> service in order to prevent the 120 day inactivity period running out?
>
> The new windows live mail beta also works with Hotmail.

Yes, it does. However, Outlook is far superior to WLM.


-Michael

* Synapse Syndrome:
> "Jeanette" <> wrote in message
> news:%23RXF%239g%.. .
>> The new windows live mail beta also works with Hotmail.
>
>
> Yes, but it has an awful toy-like interface, IMO. It also had adverts on
> the beta version that I tried out (about last February).

The newest version of WLM does not have any advertising.
However, I find it quite useless as newsgroup reader. So,
I have no use for it since I use Outlook for email. OE was a
better newsgroups reader than WLM. I use Thunderbird for
newsgroups, it is so much better than WLM.


-Michael