Hotmail to wean users from free export tool

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 27, 2004, 05:04 AM

As many as 18 million Hotmail subscribers will be weaned Monday from a free service that lets them export e-mail to another mail client, under Microsoft MSN's new spam-fighting plan. Hotmail, the Internet portal's Web-based e-mail service, has long offered subscribers the ability to use a technology standard known as Web DAV (Web distributed authoring and versioning) to download e-mail from Hotmail into Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express for free.

Starting Monday, MSN will grant use of Web DAV tools only to paid subscribers of Hotmail, which starts at $19.95. However, Hotmail subscribers who have previously used the technology, an estimated 5 percent to 10 percent of its total 187 million customers, will be able to continue to use it for free through March or April of 2005.

Source: C|net News

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 27, 2004, 05:15 AM

$#^#$&#&@$&$&$& !!!!!!!!!

TyrionX · Sep 27, 2004, 05:28 AM

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...under Microsoft MSN's new spam-fighting plan...

IamLakota · Sep 27, 2004, 09:58 AM

I never use those any way even though I pay for the extra hotmail space/storage.

FDM80 · Sep 27, 2004, 04:55 PM

So this means I won't be able to check my hotmail through outlook anymore? I have to log in manually through the web based portal?

Since I get MSN Premium for free through my ISP I'm hoping I fall under the paid customers.

tc_ghost · Sep 27, 2004, 05:25 PM

I guess I'll have to use one of those webmail to pop3 programs...

~~Crash Override~~ · Sep 30, 2004, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FDM80

So this means I won't be able to check my hotmail through outlook anymore? I have to log in manually through the web based portal?

Since I get MSN Premium for free through my ISP I'm hoping I fall under the paid customers.

all msn subscribers are considered paid subscribers.

Here is a real question though. If you use MSN premium why not just use the new tool to import your other email addresses into it so you dont have to use outlook?

Sep 27, 2004, 05:04 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	Hotmail to wean users from free export tool As many as 18 million Hotmail subscribers will be weaned Monday from a free service that lets them export e-mail to another mail client, under Microsoft MSN's new spam-fighting plan. Hotmail, the Internet portal's Web-based e-mail service, has long offered subscribers the ability to use a technology standard known as Web DAV (Web distributed authoring and versioning) to download e-mail from Hotmail into Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express for free. Starting Monday, MSN will grant use of Web DAV tools only to paid subscribers of Hotmail, which starts at $19.95. However, Hotmail subscribers who have previously used the technology, an estimated 5 percent to 10 percent of its total 187 million customers, will be able to continue to use it for free through March or April of 2005. Source: C\|net News __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Sep 27, 2004, 05:15 AM	#2
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Sep 27, 2004, 09:58 AM	#4
IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	I never use those any way even though I pay for the extra hotmail space/storage. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Sep 27, 2004, 04:55 PM	#5
FDM80 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	So this means I won't be able to check my hotmail through outlook anymore? I have to log in manually through the web based portal? Since I get MSN Premium for free through my ISP I'm hoping I fall under the paid customers.

Sep 27, 2004, 05:25 PM	#6
tc_ghost DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	I guess I'll have to use one of those webmail to pop3 programs...