Accessing MS Office Live (http) emails via Windows Mail?

I have a MS Office Live Basic account. I gather this does not support the
POP3 email system.

Has anyone found a way to access such HTTP emails using Windows Mail as I
don't want to change to Windows Live Mail if possible.

If not, can anyone suggest any other options - other than direct access
using a browser?

Thanks,

V

Does your email address end in @live.com?

What is your objection to Windows Live Mail?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)



"Victor Delta" <none@nospam.com> wrote in message news:eywvnNEXIHA.5716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I have a MS Office Live Basic account. I gather this does not support the POP3 email system.
>
> Has anyone found a way to access such HTTP emails using Windows Mail as I don't want to change to Windows Live Mail if possible.
>
> If not, can anyone suggest any other options - other than direct access using a browser?
>
> Thanks,
>
> V

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
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> Does your email address end in @live.com?
>
> What is your objection to Windows Live Mail?

Hi Gary

Yes it does end in @live.com.

I tried it before (on your recommendation I think!) but did not like the
interface etc as much as Windows Mail - so uninstalled it. I guess it just
comes down to personal preference...

Regards,

V

"Victor Delta" <none@nospam.com> wrote in message news:u92rgEHXIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23AEUuRGXIHA.5132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Does your email address end in @live.com?
>>
>> What is your objection to Windows Live Mail?
>
> Hi Gary
>
> Yes it does end in @live.com.
>
> I tried it before (on your recommendation I think!) but did not like the interface etc as much as Windows Mail - so uninstalled
> it. I guess it just comes down to personal preference...

Sometimes it's a matter of choosing between the lesser of two evils. :-)
At least WLM will accommodate your @live.com account.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
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> Sometimes it's a matter of choosing between the lesser of two evils. :-)
> At least WLM will accommodate your @live.com account.

Is there really no other alternative e.g. using FreePOPs with WM or even
using Thunderbird?

Regards,

V

If there are alternatives to accommodating a http-based live.com
account, I'm not aware of them.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)



"Victor Delta" <none@nospam.com> wrote in message news:e6en8ZIXIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message news:u8XNLhHXIHA.4808@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Sometimes it's a matter of choosing between the lesser of two evils. :-)
>> At least WLM will accommodate your @live.com account.
>
> Is there really no other alternative e.g. using FreePOPs with WM or even using Thunderbird?
>
> Regards,
>
> V

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:uwW8amIXIHA.4808@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> If there are alternatives to accommodating a http-based live.com
> account, I'm not aware of them.

FreePOPs looks interesting... http://www.freepops.org/en/ - has anyone used
it for what I want to do? It certainly appears to enable Hotmail to be
accessed via Windows Mail.

Also, I wonder if any of the email services which enable one to aggregate
other providers' emails onto the same account, AND support POP3, would
enable me to access my @live.com emails?

Regards,

V