setting up Mail on new Mac

CaptainDanner · CaptainDanner #1 (**permalink**)

06-14-2007, 09:34 PM

hey, im setting up "Mail" on my new mac. im trying to get it the sync with hotmail. i select POP then when it asks me to put in incoming mail server (mail.example.com) i'v tried to put in mail.hotmail.com and mail.live.com. the latter shows up in the address bar when i cheak my mail. nither if these work however, i keep getting the message "cannot connect to server". how do i do this? thanks in advnce for any help

thebeartrack · thebeartrack #2 (**permalink**)

06-14-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainDanner

hey, im setting up "Mail" on my new mac. im trying to get it the sync with hotmail. i select POP then when it asks me to put in incoming mail server (mail.example.com) i'v tried to put in mail.hotmail.com and mail.live.com. the latter shows up in the address bar when i cheak my mail. nither if these work however, i keep getting the message "cannot connect to server". how do i do this? thanks in advnce for any help

I had about the same problem with my msn.com account. I finally had to get my mail from hotmail.com. Hotmail doesn't work with the Mac format from what I was able to figure out. Hope this helps...

visualpurple · visualpurple #3 (**permalink**)

06-14-2007, 10:24 PM

Hotmail (the free version) is not configured to work with desktop email clients, either on a Mac or PC. However, if you're using a Hotmail account that you created a few years ago, you can install the htppmail plugin for Mail that will let you use Hotmail in Mail. I've been using it for a couple years, and it works great. You need to have an older Hotmail account though, at least 4ish years old.

CaptainDanner · CaptainDanner #4 (**permalink**)

06-14-2007, 11:00 PM

ok, thanks guys, i have the new, free hotmail, two strikes. thanks anyway

visualpurple · visualpurple #5 (**permalink**)

06-14-2007, 11:06 PM

sorry to hear that...if you really want to use Mail, get a gmail account, it works well with Mail.

core20 · core20 #6 (**permalink**)

06-15-2007, 12:11 AM

get rid of hotmail, it's crap, and get gmail....

shmendall · shmendall #7 (**permalink**)

06-18-2007, 09:49 AM

sorry for digging up an old thread but does yahoo mail work nicley with mail?

thanks

cwa107 · cwa107 #8 (**permalink**)

06-18-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by shmendall

sorry for digging up an old thread but does yahoo mail work nicley with mail?

thanks

No, it doesn't - but you can use a program like MacFreePOPs as an intermediary to deliver webmail to your Mail client.

I use it for Yahoo, Gmail and Mail.com - it works very well.

shmendall · shmendall #9 (**permalink**)

06-18-2007, 01:31 PM

ahh thank you very much!
I will keep this in mind

Tigwldr · Tigwldr #10 (**permalink**)

06-23-2007, 09:13 PM

What is the info you put in when seeting up a gmail account with mail?

shmendall #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 04, 2007 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 145 Mac Specs: IMAC 20"!! WOOH YEAH!! 2gb ram - 250gb hd 2.16ghz core 2 duo	06-18-2007, 09:49 AM sorry for digging up an old thread but does yahoo mail work nicley with mail? thanks Diana F+ HOLGA 135 Actionsampler
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shmendall #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 04, 2007 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 145 Mac Specs: IMAC 20"!! WOOH YEAH!! 2gb ram - 250gb hd 2.16ghz core 2 duo	06-18-2007, 01:31 PM ahh thank you very much! I will keep this in mind Diana F+ HOLGA 135 Actionsampler
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CaptainDanner #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 07, 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 62 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.2GHz 2GB 120GB hard drive NVIDIA graphics with 128MB SDRAM	06-14-2007, 09:34 PM hey, im setting up "Mail" on my new mac. im trying to get it the sync with hotmail. i select POP then when it asks me to put in incoming mail server (mail.example.com) i'v tried to put in mail.hotmail.com and mail.live.com. the latter shows up in the address bar when i cheak my mail. nither if these work however, i keep getting the message "cannot connect to server". how do i do this? thanks in advnce for any help
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CaptainDanner #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 07, 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 62 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.2GHz 2GB 120GB hard drive NVIDIA graphics with 128MB SDRAM	06-14-2007, 11:00 PM ok, thanks guys, i have the new, free hotmail, two strikes. thanks anyway
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visualpurple #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 18, 2007 Posts: 265	06-14-2007, 11:06 PM sorry to hear that...if you really want to use Mail, get a gmail account, it works well with Mail.
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core20 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 06, 2007 Posts: 178 Mac Specs: Mac Book Pro 17" 2GB Ram, Intel Core Duo	06-15-2007, 12:11 AM get rid of hotmail, it's crap, and get gmail....
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Tigwldr #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 29 Mac Specs: 13' 80g Macbook 2.0 2g Ipod Nano	06-23-2007, 09:13 PM What is the info you put in when seeting up a gmail account with mail?
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