Download Windows Live Mail desktop client. It's new, free and works with
HTTP mail. Windows Mail is not going to support HTTP mail even if you have
the paid account. Other than Windows Live Mail your other choice is full
blown Outlook with a paid account.

Jeff

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Mike" <no@where.man> wrote in message
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>> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@umm.edu> wrote in message
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>>> Yes,
>>> I use hotmail; just can't use Outlook to get the free hotmail now.
>>> But I get my e-mails fine.
>>
>> Outlook works fine for Hotmail. I'm connected to it right now. This
>> is Outlook 2007 from Office 2007.
>
>
> I'm using Outlook 2007 for Hotmail (as well as POP3 and IMAP accounts) as
> Widnows Mail no longer supports Hotmail, and I am wondering why I didn't
> move to using Outlook ages ago.
>
> Well, Outlook only works with Hotmail Plus and above (paid subscription)
> and 'valued accounts' that were made x years ago. My two Hotmail accounts
> were made around 1997, so they still work - but this is not the case for
> everybody.
>
> ss.