ANN: MS Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook
Express

[Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups; Followup-To
set for OE General]

Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook Express
<quote>
As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you will no 
longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail folders] via 
Outlook Express...
</quote>
Source:
http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry

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Please Note:

1. Installing Windows Live Mail /may/ disable your access to Outlook
Express.

2. Installing Windows Live Mail /may/ change your default Mail Client from
Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail.

3. The Windows Live "all-in-one" installer /may/ install more than
just
Windows Live Mail.  If you decide to try Windows Live Mail, UNCHECK any
unwanted Windows Live applications (e.g., Windows Live Messenger; Windows
Live Toolbar; Windows Live Family Safety) before proceeding with the
installation!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Windows Live Mail-specific newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

Via the web-interface:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=micro
soft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

Via your newsreader:
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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> [Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups;
Followup-To
> set for OE General]

Note: FollowUp-To ignored.  Reply posted to all newsgroups since,
according to PA Bear, they should all be related groups in which
continued discussion is on-topic.

> Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook Express
> <quote>
> As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you will
no 
> longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail folders] via

> Outlook Express...
> </quote>
> Source:
> http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry

Hmm, so they dropped WebDAV access for freebie accounts created after
November 2004.  Now they're dropping WebDAV access even for paid
accounts (any create date) and forcing users to their Windows Live Mail
client which has security flaws and defects just so they can push their
Hotmail users to use a client and connect to their HTTP servers that now
support DeltaSync (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaSync).  All so
Microsoft doesn't have to support already established e-mail protocols
and lock their Hotmail users into using Microsoft e-mail clients.  

Well, the microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop group should be
getting a lot more busy.  Wonder how many will simply choose to dump a
local e-mail client and just go with the Windows Live Hotmail "full"
webmail interface?  Might be what Microsoft intends to happen, anyway,

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> [Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups;
Followup-To
> set for OE General]

Note: FollowUp-To ignored.  Reply posted to all newsgroups since,
according to PA Bear, they should all be related groups in which
continued discussion is on-topic.

> Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook Express
> <quote>
> As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you will
no 
> longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail folders] via

> Outlook Express...
> </quote>
> Source:
> http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry

Hmm, so they dropped WebDAV access for freebie accounts created after
November 2004.  Now they're dropping WebDAV access even for paid
accounts (any create date) and forcing users to their Windows Live Mail
client which has security flaws and defects just so they can push their
Hotmail users to use a client and connect to their HTTP servers that now
support DeltaSync (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaSync).  All so
Microsoft doesn't have to support already established e-mail protocols
and lock their Hotmail users into using Microsoft e-mail clients.  

Well, the microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop group should be
getting a lot more busy.  Wonder how many will simply choose to dump a
local e-mail client and just go with the Windows Live Hotmail "full"
webmail interface?  Might be what Microsoft intends to happen, anyway,

I can get free Hotmail in OE, hehehe!


ju.c


"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message 
news:fu9iov$n1u$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
>> [Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups; 
>> Followup-To
>> set for OE General]
>
> Note: FollowUp-To ignored.  Reply posted to all newsgroups since,
> according to PA Bear, they should all be related groups in which
> continued discussion is on-topic.
>
>> Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook 
>> Express
>> <quote>
>> As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you 
>> will no
>> longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail 
>> folders] via
>> Outlook Express...
>> </quote>
>> Source:
>>
http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry
>
> Hmm, so they dropped WebDAV access for freebie accounts created after
> November 2004.  Now they're dropping WebDAV access even for paid
> accounts (any create date) and forcing users to their Windows Live 
> Mail
> client which has security flaws and defects just so they can push 
> their
> Hotmail users to use a client and connect to their HTTP servers that 
> now
> support DeltaSync (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaSync).  All so
> Microsoft doesn't have to support already established e-mail protocols
> and lock their Hotmail users into using Microsoft e-mail clients.
>
> Well, the microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop group should be
> getting a lot more busy.  Wonder how many will simply choose to dump a
> local e-mail client and just go with the Windows Live Hotmail
"full"
> webmail interface?  Might be what Microsoft intends to happen, anyway,
> so they can push their Ajax-enabled webmail interface. 

I can get free Hotmail in OE, hehehe!


ju.c


"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message 
news:fu9iov$n1u$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
>> [Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups; 
>> Followup-To
>> set for OE General]
>
> Note: FollowUp-To ignored.  Reply posted to all newsgroups since,
> according to PA Bear, they should all be related groups in which
> continued discussion is on-topic.
>
>> Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook 
>> Express
>> <quote>
>> As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you 
>> will no
>> longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail 
>> folders] via
>> Outlook Express...
>> </quote>
>> Source:
>>
http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry
>
> Hmm, so they dropped WebDAV access for freebie accounts created after
> November 2004.  Now they're dropping WebDAV access even for paid
> accounts (any create date) and forcing users to their Windows Live 
> Mail
> client which has security flaws and defects just so they can push 
> their
> Hotmail users to use a client and connect to their HTTP servers that 
> now
> support DeltaSync (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaSync).  All so
> Microsoft doesn't have to support already established e-mail protocols
> and lock their Hotmail users into using Microsoft e-mail clients.
>
> Well, the microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop group should be
> getting a lot more busy.  Wonder how many will simply choose to dump a
> local e-mail client and just go with the Windows Live Hotmail
"full"
> webmail interface?  Might be what Microsoft intends to happen, anyway,
> so they can push their Ajax-enabled webmail interface.