From the current looks of it, it won't. According to the support team, the current Hotmail system wasn't built to support IMAP.
However, Hotmail was late to support POP3, so it could be possible that they'll be slow to support IMAP as well.
No. Hotmail does not support IMAP.
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Hotmail does not support pop3 unless you are a paying subscriber. GMX.com is free mail that does support pop3 and imap.
Hotmail's incoming mail server for POP3 is pop3.live.com on port 995. Hotmail's incoming mail server for IMAPis imap-mail.live.com on port 993.
POP3 SupportHotmail only directly supports POP3. For POP3, use pop3.live.com and smtp.live.com on ports 995 and 587 using SSL. For detailed instructions, go to the Windows Live website listed in Related Links.IMAP SupportA product named "mBox Mail for Mac" provides IMAP access to your Hotmail account. This is for Mac or iPhone/iPod touch devices. It is compatible with Mac Mail, Entrouage, and Thunderbird.Folder SupportOn Windows machines you can use Microsoft Windows Live desktop client. It will allow you to manage your Hotmail folders as well as add other IMAP accounts.CESabarre_Free_Technical_Support_for_Outlook_">CESabarre Free Technical Support for Outlook to setup hotmail email addresses in outlook you need to download and Hotmail doesnt use imap it uses mapi. those two are different. I have a link posted at the discussion page check it out.
No, it is not imap.
IMAP port is the port number the IMAP protocol uses to transfer data. The standard IMAP Port number is 143
The port for IMAP is: 143
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993 IMAP over SSL or MMP IMAP Proxy over SSL
im trying to work that out. because of the mailbox type is set to imap and cant be changed it may not be possible. Having said this go ahead and look around the web for an answer, as its not here!
IMAP means Internet Message Access Protocol. In relation to email, IMAP enables one to access their email messages no matter where in the world they are.