imap_open function doesn't work.

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educobian
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imap_open function doesn't work.

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Hello,
I have been trying for 3 days to execute imap_open function with no success. It gives time_outs at best.
I have tried:
$imap=imap_open("{www.hotmail.com:143}INBOX", "myuser","mypass").
I have tried all the combinations I have been able to think of:
http://www.hotmail.com, hotmail.com, myuser, myuser@hotmail.com,{www.hotmail.com:143/imap/notls}INBOX,...
Nothing works.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
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volka
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Post by volka »

are you sure hotmail supports external pop3/imap access?
I doubt it.
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Post by markl999 »

Correct, it doesn't allow imap connections ;)
educobian
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Can you tell me of any mail service which allows imap?

Post by educobian »

Hello,

thanks both for your answer.

So, how these programs searching the inbox for new mailes access the mail server?

Can you tell me of a mail server that has imap support?

Thanks. Eduardo.
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Post by volka »

I don't know a free-of-charge mail provider that supports imap anymore.
afaik outlook and outlook express access hotmail through the usual webinterface parsing that page to get the information.
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