Posted by Rik on 01/13/07 17:22

SquishedOrange wrote:
> jvac...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> Where can I find a script to connect to Hotmail/Windows Live mail ?
>>
>> I want a script like
>> http://svetlozar.net/address-book-importer-demo.html but I want it
>> free.
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
> Dont do it. Its hard, evil and I really dont reccomend it.
> You need to be fluent in php and regular expressions.
>
> Scripts dont exist because hotmail keep changing their sign on system
> discreetly to discourage people like us. Im having a hard time
> maintaining mine. (I wrote myself)
>
> The scripts that do exist will work like Outlook Express and require
> an old Hotmail account or Hotmail Plus using a protocol called Xml
> mail or something. I forget the name.

Yup, I'm very glad with my ancient Hotmail account. It's lately mainly to
catch spam, so I use it on the ng, but it's nice to still be able to check
it once in a while for real emails without awful webinterfaces :-).

I'd never recommend mailadresses like hotmail/gmail etc. Usually your
provider has a POP or IMAP account for you, available from anywhere in the
world, or else it's dirt cheap te get one on your own. It really saves a
lot of headaches. Did I mention I hate webmail applications? (Almost as
much as Google Groups...)
--
Rik Wasmus

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