>I am using Outlook as my primary email package and I would like to use it for accessing my HotMail email box as well. Till now I have not yet found out how I can do this. What I know is that I need Outlook Express to connect to a HTTP server. Looking at Outlook the dialog to add an account is almost the same...except for the HTTP option.
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>Is there an option to connect Outlook to Hotmail or must I use Outlook Express for this.
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Ron Brahma

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As you can see in the welcome message that you get when you add the hotmail account to Outlook Express you can see that this beta service is only aviable for Outlook Express.
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Welcome to the beta of Hotmail offline support from Outlook Express.

This innovative new email solution from Microsoft brings together the best of both worlds -- fast, local email from Outlook Express, and free web-based email from MSN Hotmail -- and provides seamless synchronization between the two.

Now you can use Outlook Express as the email client for your Hotmail account. With this new service you will be able to:

Create local folders for storing Hotmail messages on your personal computer. Now you can save as many messages as you want!
Mirror your web-based account on your local computer, so you can use your Hotmail account even when you are not online. Next time you connect, any changes will be synchronized with your account on the Hotmail server.
Read and process your Hotmail messages faster than ever before!
You can also take advantage of the enhanced composition tools provided with Outlook Express to create rich text messages like this one.

Our goal is to provide you with the best email experience possible. This service is in beta, which means that we're still working to make it even better. Please be patient during this phase.

Thank you,

Hotmail Member Services
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