Mail.app Usable w/MSN Mail?

[riven2000]

Anyone know of a way to use OS X's Mail to retrieve email from MSN.com? I've had to use Outlook because the MSN mail site requires a secure password (Outlook has a checkbox to enable it), but I wondered if Mail could be modified to work too.

 

[fbp_]

if its POP or IMAP it will work

mail > prefs > accounts > either advanced or account info depending on what you need

 

[Pengu]

you mean hotmail? try the htmail plguin.

 

[riven2000]

you mean hotmail? try the htmail plguin.

Actually it's an msn.com address, although it transfers to hotmail. But that plugin might work. Where can I find it?

 

[riven2000]

if its POP or IMAP it will work

mail > prefs > accounts > either advanced or account info depending on what you need

I think I tried that but it still didn't work.

 

[bobw]

Hotmail plugin;

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189

 

[riven2000]

Hotmail plugin;

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189

Nope, still says it can't retrieve mail.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Try one of these settings... they're not Mail.app-specific, but if you fill in all the required account fields in Mail.app with the appropriate settings from these links, I don't see why it wouldn't work:

http://www.arkytech.com/alliknow/hs620.htm
http://help.msn.com/en_us/data/mems..._(pop3)_and_outgoing_(smtp)_mail_settings.htm

 

[riven2000]

Try one of these settings... they're not Mail.app-specific, but if you fill in all the required account fields in Mail.app with the appropriate settings from these links, I don't see why it wouldn't work:

http://www.arkytech.com/alliknow/hs620.htm
http://help.msn.com/en_us/data/mems..._(pop3)_and_outgoing_(smtp)_mail_settings.htm

Nope, still doesn't work. I think MSN is a bit more picky about security than other email servers.

 

[ex2bot]

Have you tried tech support?

Doug