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Any idea how to read email from hotmail server with sockets

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:45 pm
by lazy_yogi
I have a popmail class working that can read from my pop email server using socket programming.

Just wondering if anyone knows how I can read email from a hotmail server with this. I know hotmail isn't pop but it must be possible since outlook express and some other mail clients are able to do it. It might just be another port or something.

Has anyone done this before or can anyone direct me to where I can find out.


Cheers

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:27 pm
by Stoker
I'm just guessing; Simulate the http post login and sequence of operations..

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:20 pm
by patrikG
I know Outlook supports that on a Handheld (there is some download form Microsoft which you need) - but are Outlook and Outlook Express generally (as in on any computer) able to access Hotmail-emails via POP?

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 5:37 am
by volka
you might be able to port http://linux.cudeso.be/linuxdoc/gotmail.php from perl to php