OSX Mail Client with hotmail account

how do i set this up so that i can check my hotmail accounts mail with the mail client? i went to the apple site and it wasn't very helpful.

thanks

Check out MacFreePOPs. It's a service that allows you to transfer web-based email accounts to standard POP-based Mail clients like Apple Mail.

That might work, I don't know, but there is know way your going to get a hotmail on mail otherwise, you have to pay for hotmail plus or some other garbage. Don't waste your time configuring.