HTTPMail Plugin and Leopard
Tonight I’ve had some success with getting the plugin working under Leopard. It still isn’t ready for public consumption, however it is coming along nicely.
Currently if a httpmail account is already configured it will connect to the Hotmail servers and successfully download the messages. Unfortunately sub-folders aren’t quite working yet, nor is creation of new accounts or editing of account settings.
Still, it is progress 
Now it is time to go to bed and get some sleep. With a wife, two kids and a day job, I don’t get as much time to work on these things as I once did 
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hello daniel,
I’ve been using your plugin for years, happy to know your working on a Leopard compatible version – now go get some sleep…
Glad to hear it! Thank you so much for the effort. If there is anything we can do to help…
I use your plugin all the time too! (and have a co-worker that is putting off upgrading to leopard when I told him httpmail didnt work in Mail 3.0). You are doing a great job!
good job!!!
we are waiting anxiously for it !!! ^_^
Best news I’ve heard since upgrading to Leopard. I’ve used your plugin since 2002 and having to go back to using Safari to read Hotmail is a drag.
But I’m not sure what you mean when you wrote that if httpmail is configured it will download messages. When I upgraded, I got a warning message about my Hotmail folders which were disabled–and when Mail booted it no longer had any Hotmail accounts. And, as you said, Mail won’t let you create the account.
Why wouldn’t Apple include Hotmail accounts in Mail? It automatically accepts my gMail account, for instance.
Sugith:
It’s totally, 100% Microsoft’s fault that Hotmail can’t be added to Mail natively. Hotmail can’t be added to any email reader without forking out for Hotmail Plus. Gmail can be added because Google included that functionality.
Daniel:
Excellent news. I can’t wait till it’s ready and I can upgrade to Leopard.
Hi Dan,
Thanks for the update. I think a lot of mac users are looking forward to it and have used your plugin daily for the past few years and let me thank you for the time and effort you put into this
To Sugith: Gmail uses pop/imap while Hotmail doesn’t use such a protocol which technically makes its “incompatible” with Mail and most third-party mail applications. Hope that helps
Hi Daniel,
Just wanted to add my support and thanks to this blog.
I’ve used your plugin for ages now and although I mainly use gmail, your work is appreciated hugely.
Keep up the great work,
Thanks
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
Great news Daniel, I’ve been checking the sourceforge page constantly since I updated.
Can’t wait for it! =)
Yay! Best news I’ve had all week.
Your work is appreciated. My wife refuses to give up hotmail account and the e-mail can’t be forwarded.
That’s really thoughtful of you. I use HTTPMAIL every day. It’s great that by meeting the need you make such a positive contribution.
Wards fail to express our continuous gratitude, millions of people are waiting you.
omg, im so glad your still working on this. I need it so bad.
you are a grand champion in a world of champions! carry on soldier! we’re counting on you!
Thanks Daniel. Your plugin is one of my prized additions to MacOS. I am missing it very much. I hope you have much success.
Thanks so much for working on this. Not having this plugin has reinforced the saying “You don’t appreciate something until you no longer have it”. Now I think the user community really understands the value of what you have given us. THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS!
I am more than happy to know you are still working on it. This is an important extension to OS X – it bridges the Apple people with the M$ ones, without it many of us will be isolated.
Take your time and do it at your leisure time. We can wait.
Daniel,
Thanks so very much for taking the time to work on this. I have been trying to get off the MSN mail for ages. No matter how hard I try people refuse to pay attention to the messages/warning I give them and continue to send me email on it. I was so happy to stumble upon this blog. After upgrading to Leopard the only only issues I had were some of my favorite mail plugins (MailTags, SpamSieve and httpmail) did not work. 2 have already been addressed and I have them working. This will be the last piece of the puzzle. Thanks!
This is awesome news. Unfortunately I was tempted in to trying the Windows Live crap (TRY FREE), and now I can’t revert back to the old school msn hotmail and I don’t think httpmail will work anymore. But, I could always try and it’s good to hear that it’s being updated.
The last couples of days I have been installing and configuring my new installation of Leopard. httpmail is the only and most important little plugin I miss the most. I’ve been using it for years. Thank you for taking the time to get it to work for leopard. Where is the donation button on this page?
Good luck.
Thank you verry much for taking the time to make the new version op httpmail plugin. It is the most handy plugin on osx please post the update as soon as possible.
Tanks allot
Thank you! The world is counting on you!
Wow how does it feel to have the world at your mercy? Microsoft are so affraid of Apple its untrue. Apple are all for updating the ITunes for microsoft……..so lets have a little back please!
Great Work Dan hope you have some success soon.
Jay
Great to hear! I really depend on httpmail, and am feeling like a fish out of water without it! Thanks for your work!
Chris
Thank you kindly for the status update, eagerly waiting with donation in hand! Past version has been rock solid reliable.
Thank you so much, Daniel, for updating this plug.
Thank you very much for this plugin, my family and I love it! Looking forward for the update.
thx!!!!! good work!
thanks for putting the effort in. it is a great plugin. sean
Thanks a lot. You should add a PayPal donate button here so people can send you money.
Good Luck, Daniel! We’re all rootin’ for ya…
Thanks so much for all your hard work. Do you have anyway we can make donations to show our appreciation e.g. paypal etc.?
Oui c’est vrai de tous les coins de la planète, on attend la mise à jour de votre plugin pour pouvoir reprendre une utilisation normale de notre Mac préféré.
Evening darling, when are you going to work on some of the groovy ideas I’ve had
LOL
love you xx
To the person way above me who has “converted” to Windows Live from hotmail – the good news is that the old plug in works ok with Windows Live on Tiger still – so the version that will work for Leopard *SHOULD* still work for the non-hotmail hotmail (if you get what I mean)
You realize the fate of the free world as we know it is resting on your shoulders! No pressure or anything
Hi,
Just letting you know from the Netherlands: we all support you in this effort! good luck!
Thanks again Daniel. Your work is much appreciated.
Hi Daniel,
Can’t wait for the next update. Success!
Greetings from the Netherlands
Agree with everything thats been said, could not have articulated it better myself. Good luck!
Hey Daniel… thnx for any time you can spend working on getting the plugin functioning for the new OS. You never realize how important the little add-ons are until they stop working.
Hi,
I’ve recently been thrown into the wacky world of HTTP mail because I switched my ISP to Qwest, No of course I/we have to use “hotmail”. No thanks.
So, my wife found your site and I’ve downloaded the panther and tiger versions for different Mac’s in the house and was wondering how to config them to work with the hotmail account.
Where’s the best place to find a description of how to config it??
Thanks Daniel for all the hard work you obviously put in on these apps your creating for the rest of us to use!
Just freezing in Seattle.
Hi,
I would gladly pay if you made this shareware. Thanks for your efforts.
Thank you.
Glad to read it! It’s always great to see that it stills people like you who cares about helping others! Thanks
aspetto fiducioso la nuova versione per leopard
Greetings from the italy
Hey big thanks for putting your time and effort in HTTPMAIL to get it to work in Leopard!
Sincerely,
Moritz
Netherlands
thanks for this!!!! you rock!!!
Thanks a lot, I’m so happy with your work.
Your a Champ, Upgraded today to 10.5 and almost cried when httpmail didn’t work! looking forward to the new version. One app/bundle i’ll never stop using!
Is this the only plugin available for Mail?
From an apple tech, thank you so very very much for reaching back and pulling this forward. It’s a huge help to the entire world!
Dear Dan,
I wait for your new release o leopard but I understand your situation, since i have the same!(wife 2 baby girls and a day job 7/7!!)… I am french and live in italy so any need of translation for free for you site I am available ( in italian and french). Have a nice day
Quentin
Hallo Daniel,
wanne say i look forward for the new release. Great App. Thanks from Netherlands.
Hamidos
Dan,
You are a star, life without your plugin is a real pain, expect a donation from me once complete.
All the best
Mark
Gracias por todo tu esfuerzo, realmente lo apreciamos,
Gracias totales desde Chile,
TKS!!!!!
Muchas gracias por este plug-in!!! im update to leopard in this week, and searching i find you!! i cant wait to test this!!
Really very thnxs for develop, have a good day
Saludos desde España.
Keep going. Everybody is waiting for it. You do an a amazing job !
(from quebec city, Canada)
You’re doing an amazing job! I’m waiting…
Thanks for the time putting into this… clearly it’s a well used bit of software and i hope you realize how many people you effect with it. looking forward to getting up and running again.
Hey Daniel, great to know that you’re working on a solution for Leopard.
I’ve been using your plug-in since it came out, glad to know that I will be able to use that great piece of software.
Thanks, really. Looking foward to having all my Hotmail mail on my Dock.
Thanks again!
Thank you so much for developing this plugin.
I hope all goes well.
Saludos desde los EEUU.
)
(I just had to add something in a more interesting language…
Thank you so much for your effort.
Your work helps many mac users all over the world.
Looking forward updating it
Wow! thanks daniel!! you rock!! keep doing nice Software
u rox bro!
Tanks a lot Daniel,that plugin really rooocks!
Greetings from Portugal!
Hey,
Thanks for this great plug-in! Will be looking forward to getting it for Leopard! Thanks again!
hye Daniel, thanks very much for the plug-in, it’s crazy how many ppl use it…and thanks for going back now againa nd doing it all over for leopard, it’s just not the same iwthout this plug-in I cursed liek never before to the heavens when i got the message that it was deleted for leopard… great work really appreciated Toronto (canada)
Hi mate thanks for your job, I’m french and can’t wait for using the plugin in leopard down here
Hope you’ll do a good job this time again
Have also been using this for ages!
Its a great application – many thanks
Hey! Hope you’ll get the plugin ready for leopard soon…
I really miss it!
Thanks a lot for your work!!!!!
Greetings from Germany!
Hi Daniel, I too would like to add my name to this ever growing petition of your supporters. Thank you so very much for providing us with this functionality over the years.
Kindest regards from Canada!
hope to test this soon!! THanks you so much! Daniel you rock!
Cheers! from Venezuela!
Great to hear! Thank you for working on this, its such a great piece of software!
It would be awesome to have the plugin working again. I’ve just switch between windows and os X, but I do miss using Hotmail in my mail app. Suc6 on the pluging. Thanx again
Kinderst regards from The Netherlands
Kudos for usurping Gates’ unwillingness to make a great web mail compatible with Mac. Your efforts have make life easier for folks the world over. Everyone I know uses your app. And there’s very few apps I can say that about…
Many thanks.
can’t wait til i can use the httpmail again!
Respect for your work.
lol It’s just adorable to see how everyone is cheering you for the work you’ve done (so far
, some are even truly (?) concerned about your health and family. And all of this just in one week’s time 
… But of course, we’re all quietly hoping you get the job done shortly.
Would it be too silly to think that someone might even have the crazy idea to nominate you for Time’s (or any other’s) Person of the Year, for all the cheering you get…
Now stop reading your posts, and get back to work! lol
(once more) Cheers!
A+++++
This was the only flaw in leopard that i cared about, it’s pain full to open hotmail every hour in a browser.
Keep up the Great work.
if you have made anymore progress please let us know.
A great job man!!!
Thanx`
Hey Daniel,
I am just another fan of your work. Thanks a lot for wasting (investing) your time on this. You sure will make our lives better as you have been doing so far ^_^.
PS. Keep us updated so we suffer a little less
Daniel,
Thanks for your great work. I am anxiously waiting for the Leopard version. (Please do get some sleep though, I can wait as long I know it will come one day!)
Cheers
Steven
Thanks for the update. I know you probably enjoy doing this project, but with you should perhaps think about accepting donations. Unless, of course, you want to set a min price for your efforts.
I too have used your plugin, and to your success, I must admit, I really found it to be valuable. Leopard, which I absolutely love, has really made me think more about boycotting Microsoft all together, to be honest.
I am determined to avoid using there products all together, to the best of my ability of course. Somehow, I doubt I will be able to avoid Office, though.
Anyways, again thank you as many your loyal clients have already said. I will probably not have to use your plugin, but never the less, you deserve my thanks for its use. All the best to you and your Family!
Paul
Thanks for working on an update Daniel!! Keep up the excellent work.
Hi Dan
Many of my clients in Mexico use your fine plugin. So rest assure Your many Fans here cherrish all your efforts and consider it valuable. You Rock!
Receive many Thanks in advance!
Eduardo. Apple Reseller and evangelizer.
Daniel
We all have a lot of faith in you!
Thank you for your excellent work!
I hope you get some good rest.
P.S. Is there a way that we can make donations to show our appreciation?
All I can say is
Life is miserable without httpmail
Pleas…………………….e make it work fast!
Good luck! and you already know that you have made a hell of a plugin I do not have to repeat it
Our crying sure tell you so.
Hi Danile! You can do it! I was very happy with your plugin I hope you can develop the new one… Again, Thank you for your excellent job… Relax…
Great news, waaaaaaaaay 2 go!!!
Httpmail was easily my favourite plugin, I was gutted when I opened Mail for the first time in Leopard. Keep up the great work and good luck with the new version!
Daniel,
It’s great that you’re finding the time to do this – it must be a challenge balancing work, family and updating httpmail. Just want to say it’s a great app, I miss it, and can’t wait to try it out when it’s ready for Leopard.
If you need some assistance testing I’ll be happy to help.
All the best.
Yes Daniel,the same as Michael said above,if u need volunteers to test it,feel free to contact me!
Cheers
I’m about to ditch hotmail, hopefully this will come out soon!!! Thanks for helping us overcome those MSN SOB’s!
Daniel, you have my support, Ive been using your plug in for years…. I wonder why apple has not hired you to develop software for them!!!
Awesome work, congrats!
You really have made life so much better !!! I love my mac but to not able to see my mail through MacMail is harder then to see Joe Torre sign with the Dodgers!! Yes I am a Yankee fan people… LOL!! Good job and hurry up, Just kidding. Actually yeah do hurry up, kidding again, not really, kind of.
I agree with Braden – given the level of demand for your tool I wouldn’t begrudge paying a small fee – say $1 to Daniel.
I am sure there are many many 000′s of people who would do the same.
PLEASE FINISH IT NOOOOOOOWWWWWW FOR MY DAD. Sorry :p get some sleeep – - Zzz
o
THANK YOU DANIEL!!!
Thank you Daniel, we all appreciate your effort!!!!
Hoping a public version will be availible soon : )
Daniel,
Totally miss the plugin on the new system and very glad to hear this news. I’m also about to ditch hotmail for this very reason. Any thoughts about how long it may be?
Lots of respect for your software panache. Made me feel like a genius when I installed your plugin!
Many thanks.
Missing your plugin
I love it. Can’t wait for you to get done.
Daniel,
Your software really is awesome and I am putting off my leopard upgrade until you get hhttpmail working.
Thnaks a lot !
Here is the MSN fix that works if you have the upgraded account
POP service requires that you use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with the POP and SMTP connection and use SMTP authentication. This is to ensure that your email address and password are not subject to tampering. The settings are the following:
• POP: pop3.live.com (port 995)
• SMTP: smtp.live.com (port 25)
• Note: make sure you check the box that indicates that your outgoing server requires authentication (in most mail clients this is not checked by default).
• Username: your full email address
• Password: your Windows Live ID password
Well I hope this news is welcome, and thanks for being patient!
I GUESS I WAS’NT AS CLEAR AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
THIS IS A FIX FOR LEOPARD………MAIL………AND A HOTMAIL PLUS ACCOUNT……..
IT WORKS GREAT…….FOR US MSN OR HTTPMAIL USERS…
GOOD LUCK
Here is the MSN fix that works if you have the upgraded account
POP service requires that you use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with the POP and SMTP connection and use SMTP authentication. This is to ensure that your email address and password are not subject to tampering. The settings are the following:
• POP: pop3.live.com (port 995)
• SMTP: smtp.live.com (port 25)
• Note: make sure you check the box that indicates that your outgoing server requires authentication (in most mail clients this is not checked by default).
• Username: your full email address
• Password: your Windows Live ID password
Well I hope this news is welcome, and thanks for being patient!
if you make this work i love you!!! my husband just updated our mac’s to leopard and i need need need my hotmail account….muchos gracias! hugs and happiness…
I got my Hotmail account activated on Leopard mail! Follow these instructions on this web page. It looks complicated by it’s not at all and i set it up in around 15mins… I will eventually use Daniels plugin but for now this works very well…
http://www.leoparduser.com/leopard-mail-hotmail
I hope this all works for you too, saves you from sucking up to Daniel, ha ha…
Daniel,
Your product is great. I was LIVING on it as a ‘switcher’ and cant wait for it to be fixed w/ the new mail program for leopard, especially since it (the new mail program) has notes and todo integrated in it.
Holy dog doo! RICK 2 posts above is right!! W/ upgraded ‘LIVE’ account.. pop and smtp BOTH work.. I though he (rick) was some kinda scammer tyring to sell some kind of ‘service’ like “James”.. forget that!! That works!!
HOTMAIL NOW HAS POP / SMTP if you go ‘Live’ Of course Im a ‘paid’ homtail user.. not a ‘freebie’ user..
Wayne
Yeah shut your face Wayne, i’m not a scammer service i’m just an ordinary user who just wanted my hotmail on my Mac leopard Mail. Everything in this link i sent is free and it was something i found out by googling… For those of use that don’t want to pay for MSN, which is something like $19 then really follow the link i posted above….
Yeah Wayne it works if you want to fork out $19 to upgrade your hotmail account, for those of us that are not losers and have better things to spend there money on, then use that link i posted… When someone does it, post here that it works and tell me how great i am for letting you all know…
James!
http://www.leoparduser.com/leopard-mail-hotmail
i could really do with this…are you working on this on your own?? cant wait to see a public outing. cheers mate
I really miss this. Thanks for all the effort involved. Can’t wait for the Leopard version…(really can’t wait).
I’d rather give my $19 to Daniel.
Follow this link if you want your hotmail account to open on your Mac Mail (leopard!!!!)
Daniel you should really charge for your plugin. You said you work and you’ve got a family to support, why not charge everyone a pound and take the family on holiday, i mean after all they must be upset that your programing this script every night!
Well, this is the last post i’m sending… Look at the link… It’s free (shareware) and it now even has some diggs now… Anyway i read up from a developer’s blog from hotmail that they will introduce POP to hotmail within the next 12 months and they are working on it to get it resolved. So that will mean we won’t need plugins for mac mail any soonish for hotmail. But for the mean time check this link out, it really worked for me and i want to tell you all cause i was really pissed off when my newly installed Leopard wouldn’t run Daniels http plugin…
Check this out And thank me after! It’s Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Believeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
http://www.leoparduser.com/leopard-mail-hotmail
hhtpmail plug-in is the bee’s knees. I feel a bit naked without it since upgrading to Leopard a few days ago. Thanks for the work DP!
What’s worse is that hotmail seems to be displaying “Page not found” errors on all my browsers (PCs and Macs) :=(.
In the meantime, however, I can forward my hotmail account to my gmail or any other account using this
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14848
Others may find that link useful…?
I’d like not to use my hotmail (in fact, I rarely do now) now but unfortunately some people insist on sending emails there!
Thank you for all your work
[...] autor dice que ya ha conseguido que funcione en la nueva versión de Mail pero aún no ha conseguido [...]
[...] no es compatible con la nueva versión de Mail, la que trae Leopard.   Pues bien, hasta que Daniel Parnell no termine de darle los últimos retoques a su plugin para la versión de Leopard, nos tendremos [...]
James, calm down. You seem hostile.
Yeah sorry about that! I came back from a Arcade Fire gig and i was a bit drunk when i wrote that and then Wayne’s comment got me going, ha ha… My hotmail still works well on my mac mail (leapard!) just to let you all know. The only thing is is that i have to load up this plugin when i turn on my computer every time, but once it’s on it works really well. But such a relief i’ve got it. I’m really enjoying Leopard, i love the 4 split windows you can flick through, being able to to preview anything in finder and the network set up is excellent.
Sorry for being hostile, i just wanted to help you all with my discovery…
Piece and love!
James
Put the icon for the plugin in the dock, ctrl click it and select “open at Login”
Rick -
I tried your solution to receiving AND sending hotmail (windows live id–upgraded)–I have Leopard , Mac Mail OSX…
I used all of the variables and entered in all of the info—I do RECEIVE all of my hotmail/windows live ID email— but I can not sent out on smtp.live.com (port 25) server on Mac Mail. Mac Mail tries connecting but cannot sent on this server–a workaround was that I used a gmail outgoing server, but my email recipients believe my email address is gmail when actually it is the windows live id. And yes, I did check off SSL.
Rick or anyone else’s help using windows live id for sending out on smtp.live.com (port 25) would be helpful.
Thanks!
While the little MacFreePOPs works, it does it not quite as elegantly as Daniel’s httpmail plugin. I would prefer to join the ever-growing army of those who will patiently wait until he is able to juggle the demands of his family and personal life with the demands of our ever-growing user group and finish coding the plug in.
You don’t begin to appreciate enough a thing until it is no longer there.
Take your time, Daniel, but hurry up…..!
So I have now also joined the masses who upgraded and found that I could no longer check my hotmail outside of a web browser. How far away are we from a release? Like everyone else has said, I’ll be patient if you work quickly!!
Cam
Same as everyone else, i miss this awesome app. like CRAZY! Using mac hasn’t be the same since… Thanks for this great work, Daniel!
Walts
[...] really bothered to add my Hotmail accounts anymore, as my dependance on Hotmail goes down to 0%. HTTPMail Plugin and LeopardStill, it’s a noble cause, it’ll still be nice for Mail.app to be the mail client to [...]
G’day Daniel
I have been using your plug-in for years – so firstly a tremendous amount of thanks for all of your tireless and selfless efforts. I look forward to your version for Leopard. Many thanks and regards.
Mike
Sydney, Australia
Yay! It great to hear there will be a Leopard release soon. Can’t wait to get my Mac life back to normal now that I’ve upgraded. Thanks Daniel for your hard work Daniel.
finally the leopard plugin is released this is the link http://www.automagic-software.com/downloads.php... thanks daniel for all of your help!!!!!!!!
finally the leopard plugin is released this is the link http://www.automagic-software.com/downloads.php thanks daniel for all of your help!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!! works perfectly!!!
Thank you from New Zealand
thanks, please send the kids to a daycare for a week so you finish the plugin…. hahaha!!
just kidding!
thanks for the plugin, been using it for a year, love it!
canada
THANKS!.. Love you forever x
I much appreciate this plugin, as it enables me work my fastest. Beer to be yours, Daniel! x
Thanks very, very much for this very important piece of software in Mac community. Bravo!!
Thank you very much Daniel
!!!
Your pal in France
!!!
I found this plugin about a year and a bit ago and have been using it until my Leopard upgrade.
I swear I was about to downgrade to Tiger before I found this page and learned that you were working on a Leopard version.
Thank you endlessly for providing one of the greatest pieces of software coming from the GPL/Indie Community…
You need a donations page
I can not seem to get it to work with my account. Do you have any suggestions?
There is a saviour!
Looking forward! I’m tired of using a browser to access my ad-ridden hotmail.
However, I do enjoy the IMAP support in Gmail!
thanks a lot for all your efforts. By the amount of posts you can see how much the community relies on people like you. Spending time and employing skills which others dont. But I believe everybody has something to share and i would like to see that in our every day life more often. THX
Installed fine, but the problem is… Every time I quit Mail and restart it, the Hotmail account disappears. Any suggestions… TIA.
I too want to thank Daniel.
Please help me. When I open Mail I get ALL the MSN emails again, even after I have deleted them on my Mac. Is there a setting I’m missing?
I’m getting the same thing as Salrock
Thanks Daniel with your work!
one thing tho…. getting the same problem as Nabil on the 15th November…. when i quit and reopen the account has been deleted with a message saying that the Hotmail plug-in is not compatible with os x 10.5..
Please Help
i can send messages but i cannot receive messages???
I am so thankful for your help with this plug in. Now again I have no interaction with mcrsft. Thank you Daniel.
Works fine, thank you a lot, daniel rules
(my son’s name is DANIEL too)
PoLO
Hey Daniel, what you did here is amazing and very much appreciated!!! Keep up the good work and good luck in all future endeavours…
Thanks Daniel
Matt, Toronto, ON, Canada
Thanx Daniel for your work,
My next child will be named after you.
Kenny
Hi Daniel,
Thx a lot. I have a small problem though. Every time I open my hotmail I start downloading all my messages again. Is this because I don’t have a plus account in hotmail?
your work is highly appreciated. thank you
Message to Lars. Go to your Mail Preferences, then Accounts, select your hotmail account, then select the ADVANCED tab. ABove the field of HTTPMAIL URL, change the field to read MARK DOWNLOADED MESSAGES AS READ. This should correct the problem.
Hello Kleinwachter,
That doesn’t fix the problem
everything working good,not a single bug.
tanks daniel
Kleinwachter – I’m having the same problem.
I delete unwanted messages after they have downloaded from the hotmail server then when it rechecks for new messages it redownloads those same messages I’ve deleted.
I’ve changed the settings to mark downloaded messages as read and also have changed it to delete download messages. They continue to download regardless?
Thanks for anyone’s help.
Jason
Well I do not know what to say about the duplicates. I had this problem until I changed the parameter noted above. Once I did this, my duplicates went away. The first time I tried the above, I did not select the SAVE button when I attempted to close the Mail preference window and therefore, the parameter that I thought was changed was not indeed changed. When I brought up the Preferences again, I saw that, indeed, I had not changed anything.
When I saw your post that this did not work, then I did a test. I sent 5 messages to myself from another Id. I saw them downloaded and did not see them again on the next GET MAIL nor on the restart o fhe Mail application. In other words, my Hotmail does NOT seem to have the same symptom.
I wonder if you log into Hotmail via the Internet. Then send yourself some mail. Refresh you Inbox on the web to make sure the message was seen there. Then do a GET MAIL from Mail on OSX and then see if this changes the Web site if you do a refresh. Maybe this test will highlight something.
Kinda figured out my problem with emails returning. I noticed that after I made the recommended MARK DOWNLOADED MESSAGES AS READ change (thanks again) that the same old emails kept getting picked up, but not the new ones. In MSN delete the old emails, the new ones take care of themselves, Whalla!
I have followed the instructions on marking the downloaded msgs as read. However, any new messages that come in are not being marked as read and when I delete them they get downloaded once again. It’s a vicious cycle. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
One last possibility for Minister. Try changing the parameter to read “Delete Downloaded Messages” instead of MARK DOWNLOADED MESSAGES AS READ. This might be server dependent as to which will prevent duplicats..
I have been using httpmail with leopard for some time now and love it. However, recently I attempted to add another account and mail crashed. Now when starting mail, the desktop stays empty. I have to push command+1 to view inbox. Then, when going to preferences and clicking on accounts, mail freezes so i can not delete the new account. Anyone able to help me out?
Hello Everyone
Is there any plugin out there to have my Leopard Mail connect to my Exchange Server from behind a firewall?
I was using Outlook 2003 and 2007 in windows and it has a feature to setup a proxy setting for the server using its URL and Principle server.
Since I moved to Mac , I had to install Windows and Office on my MacBook just to get to this email account. In my office when on the company network, Mail works fine.
Any ideas? Please Email me any helpful feedback.
Thanks
Kleinwachter,
Thank you for your suggestion. After changing the tab to “Delete Downloaded Messages” and restarting my computer, everything has worked fine.
I appreciate it.
Minister
Hi,
I installed the httpmail plugin for Mac mail.
I think I got it configured.
I managed to get the folders I created in Hotmail in Mac mail.
However, I didn’t manage to receive any of my mail. Neither in the Inbox, nor in the differents folders I created.
Do you have an idea why ?
Hi Daniel
Thanks again for getting your app working with Leopard, works a treat!
A long shot here (and I don’t know if Santa brought you an iPhone or an iPod touch), but do you have any plans to produce an app for the MobileMail applications for these new toys?
Hope you’re enjoying your Christmas/New Year break!
God Bless
Paulc
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daniel man,
iv been refreshing this page for a while now, eager to hear your experiment is working, i wanted to note how much your helping so many people, im only 17 and am completely into mac, and if your plugin works you’ll be everyone’s hero. i think the ‘mac family’ of all the mac users will be over the moon when you come through with the plugin.
many thanks.
tone.
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I’m having a problem… httpmail 1.51 is causing Mail to freeze up every time I open it on my 2005 iMac running Leopard. – It happens consistently about five seconds after I open the Mail program. I have a new 2007 iMac that httpmail is working on just fine. In that five seconds of grace time, I was finally able to uninstall the httpmail account in the preferences, and lo, Mail never froze up again…
Any hope of fixing this bug?
Thanks for an otherwise great program!!! I love it when it’s working….
Update… httpmail just stopped working on my new computer also. It doesn’t freeze, but now I can’t open any messages… I recently set the two computers to sync together… any chance the issue is related to that, or has some mac update messed things up?
HI-
I love your plug in, however I’m having 1 problem, all my mail is being downloaded from my MSN box (800-900 hundred emails) How can I st it up just to download recent mail messages? Thanks!!
MM
Hello, I am new to the MAC world and i have just downloaded the plugin but it doesnt appear in my Mail when i hve to chose in preferences between POP, IMAP ………………… Its the first thing i hve downloaded and i may not have installed it properly. what should I do? Thank you.
Hi Daniel:
I am a new Mac user and my Imac with Leopard is crashed to the point I cannot open files or launch apps. I recently downloaded an older version of your HTTPMail plug in to see if I could get Apple Mail to access my hotmail account (it didn’t work). I would like to uninstall this plug in and would appreciate knowing how to do that.
Many thanks.
Jon
Any more luck on the fix?
Hey Daniel,
G4 laptop running Tiger, HTTPplug 1.49.
I wish I could post some screen shots as to what is happening with the HTTPMail plug on my Tiger machine. As of recently (within the past 2 or 3 weeks) my mail.app has not been able to actually read or store downloaded hotmail messages. If I have a “Homail” account highlighted in the left hand pain prior to “Get all mail” then I can see the messages normally. But if I happen to highlight any other account and return to the hotmail accountt all the downloaded messages disappear. If I don’t have a hotmail account highlighted then it shows me that there are messages within the account, but, as soon as I select the account all messages disappear before I even get a chance to read them. I hope I am being clear enough as to give you an idea of what is going on.
I realize that this version is a bit dated but any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. The jump to Leopard is not an expense I can occur at this time nor is it required.
Thanks in advance for all your fine work and any help you can dedicate to this matter..
Best wishes,
JD
Thank you very much for your http-tool. I use it since 3 years and it works very fine.
Just want to thank you and appreciate you making this wonderful plug-in.
Hello some off you say you got it working fine. But can’t i see a link to download the plug-in. Can someone please give me a link to download it?
Everytime I try and download your plugin for my ibook 10.3.9 it tells me I don’t have the up to date OS. Anyone know here I can get a hotmail plugin for an ibook, 10.3.9?
Hi Daniel, Thanks so much for the plug-in. It works perfectly on my new Mac Air and I’m running two hotmail accounts without any hitches. Cheers, Dawn
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Does anyone experience problem after updating to 10.5.3?
Hi, I update my mac to 10.5.3 and HTTP Mail doesn´t work anymore
Since I updated to 1-.5.3 httpmail does not work anymore indeed
Using the Connection Doctor in Mail.app, the activity viewer tells me it keeps trying to connect to MSN servers for a while, then the connection doctor tells me mail.app is unable to connect to the servers and I should check my account settings. (Before the update to 10.5.3 it worked with current settings.)
same problem with x.5.3 here… update on it’s way?
I’m having the same problem. Just updated to 10.5.3…
I’m having the same problem! Just updated to x.5.3…help!
Thanks Daniel!
Same issue as above. Updated to x.5.3 and my messages are not loading.
I should be working but it’s not…
How so I uninstall this plugin?
How do I uninstall this plugin?
only solution is to go back with time machine and reinstall older program
How do I get rid of this thing (Uninstall)?
1.To de-install the plugin, you must delete the httpmail.mailbundle folder in the Bundles folder of the current user. The path is likely to be: Macintosh HD / Users / [current user name] / Library / Mail / Bundles. You should also delete any httpmail accounts you have created before uninstalling the plugin.2.Then you may then de-activate the Mail plug-in facility by executing the following command in a Terminal window, paying great attention to the exact spelling:
defaults write com.apple.mail EnableBundles 0
I’m sure a lot of us would appreciate any response from the developer with regards to the future of this plugin.
ie: is this ever gonna work again, and if so, are you able to give us an idea when it will?
Can I donate ?
Have same problem. updated to leopard 15.3. hotmail isnt working in mail anymore. mail cannot connect to hotmail server.
Please develop a new httpmail plugin for 15.3
keep up the good work!!!
Hi…I Have same problem with leopard 15.3. Hotmail plug in isnt working in mail anymore. mail cannot connect to hotmail server.
Please help us!!!!!
Same problem here too.
same problem too… I’m desperate, I need my hotmail!
Same Problem too. . . meme problème pour moi. . . Not solution????
Same Problem too…..?
Same problem too !! What can I do?
Yes, it’s definitely the OS upgrade problem… After upgrading to 10.5.3 it doesn’t work on both my hotmail accounts. Can you fix it ?
I’m using Izymail now, but it’s nog very good. And I think the use is limited in time, but maybe by then Daniel has found a solution for httpmail!
Daniel, all of us here really need your help! We know you can solve this problem, just time problem. Right? We’re here waiting for your good news, waiting for your new update for httpmail! Cheers…
Hi, the issue of http plugin not working, I think, the problem is coming from hotmail’s end. I read somewhere they denied access to a public protocol that allowed us to access mail via Daniel’s ubber nice plugin.
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=818174
microsloth are dicks
Thank you so much
that’s the best news i have received all month
Hi there,
Since May/June I had the same problem as above. Reading all replies gave me the idea that this doesn’t work anymore at all.
After some digging I found the new release of Daniels httpmail version 1.52 with a fix for OS X 10.5.3 (and above) => http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10842/httpmail-plugin
Even though one of the links above redirects you to a message of Daniel telling you MS closed down the httpmail stuff, stubbern-me downloaded the new version and just installed it again. AND IT WORKS!!
It is simple:
1. download the zipped file from the link above
2. unzip the file
3. open the .dmg file
4. double click Installer
et voila.
Daniel thanks a lot
I installed the plugin Jerome mentioned on top of the old one. That didn’t work. I deleted the account and the bundle in my library and reinstalled the plugin mentioned above. After restarting Mail it works fine!
Thanks Jerome!
Hi Daniel, I installed the HTTPMail Plugin on Leopard. It works but when I delete junk mail from my folder it seems to return the same junk mail back in the junk mail folder over and over again.
Hi Daniel, it also happens with sent mail. I delete sent mail from my folder it returns it back in the folder over and over again.
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I am having problems with the Mail program deleting a subset of emails on my web account, but retaining them on the Mail folders. How do I get them back onto my web account?
Plugin stopped working after upgrading OS X to 10.5.6.
Recreating the iMap accounts didn’t help.
Logs are full of exceptions like this:
12/15/08 9:29:44 PM Mail[438] NSExceptionHandler has recorded the following exception:
NSInvalidArgumentException — *** -[NetworkController isNetworkUp]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x262257c0
12/15/08 9:24:44 PM Mail[438] *** -[NetworkController isNetworkUp]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x262257c0 during invocation of -[HTTPMailAccount fetchSynchronouslyIsAuto:]
The plugin also stopped working on my Intel iMac after upgrading to OS X 10.5.6. Anyone have a solution?
Same here. Plugin stopped working on my intel macbook pro after the update OS X 10.5.6. Apparently I can send out emails, but I can’t receive/download the email on to Apple Mail.
Same here. Plugin stopped working on my powerbook G4 after the update OS X 10.5.6.
This sucks! Dan any Ideas?
Hi Dan
Thanks for a great plugin! But yes, 10.5.6 seems to break it: I can’t download any email now. I’m getting similar Console logs to Reseul, above, on a MacBook Pro (2007). If further info of any sort would help, let me know…
All the best, A.
Bummer. Wish i’d checked this before doing the update. I can send but not receive. Hope there’s a fix soon.
Cheers Dan!
Hi dan same here 5.6 seems to be overriding the plugin FUSHIZLEZ MAN what to do, i hate going to that hotmail.com page !! argg well please let me know ASAP once there is a plugin form your mastermind to download man!
Hmm, bummer… After using the hotmail website for a day I already know why I downloaded your plugin. ***dammnit hotmail website sucks big time.
Waiting for an update to fix 10.5.6.
Daniel, I’d just like to say that your plugin is awesome, and thanks very much for creating it and continually updating it. Keep up the good work.
Ah yeah!!!
Back on form. Thanks so much Daniel. Best Christmas present this year!!
Yo Daniel, just like the other people on this forum i’ve been using your mailplugin for years and hope to do so in the future. Keep up the good work. Hope you can find the time to get us a fix for 10.5.6. Happy New years!!
The working version for OS X 10.5.6.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189
hey guys downloaded the newest version of httpmail but i can only send messages, i cannot receive any emails…? can anyone help?
Thank you so much for the upgrade of the plugin httpmail version 10.5.6
Hey
i have a macbook laptop and i have a regular hotmail account. I downloaded the plugin and installed it fine. However, when it came to test it it did send an email and my friend received fine. when he replied it did not come through, yet it did show in my e-mail online. how do i fix this problem i heard it my incoming server that is wrong.
thanks
i’m trying to dowload the plugin with the last link posted and it starts downloading and then it stops. i get a message “mounting failed”. any suggestions?
thankyou
i’m having the exact same problem as mar.
PLEASE help.
me too … anyone have an alternate download link?
same problem =[
Had the same problem, but i found this link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/139753470/httpmail_1.52_leopard.dmg.html
Problem fixed!!
Hi
I am glad to be a new owner of “Snow Leopard”! ther is only one Reason for “backgrading” my Machine: Httpmail stopped working ;-(
Thanks for your work, sorry for the incoming work.
I am sure you`ll handle it
Hi Fabian, It happen to me as well but later on I realise I was able to access my hotmail account (and sent emails) from mac os mail in snow in leopard without install anything. I followed the instructions here:
http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/04/how-to-use-your-hotmail-with-apple-mail-app-in-os-x/
Hope it will works for you and everybody else.
Cheers,
juan
Hey folks,
I just follow the instructions on the tutorial posted in iHackintosh [http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/04/how-to-use-your-hotmail-with-apple-mail-app-in-os-x/] and it worked great for me. It was even easier than setting up an Gmail account. As easy as your .mac account.
I have a little problem over here though. Although it works just great with my hotmail account as far as downloading my inbox mail, it doesn’t downloads any of my extra folders.
Any idea about how to solve this issue? I’ll appreciate any help to biblische@hotmail.com
Daniel, I really miss your plugging, no kidding
Long live to Hotmail/Mail App.
Jose
Hey Daniel thank you for the plug inn i don’t you if you noticed that with snow leopard the plug inn is not working i hope you can get this fixed as u always do
I love this plug in so i hope you can fix it for us
thanks alot
Hey Daniel thank you for the plug inn i don’t you if you noticed that with snow leopard the plug inn is not working i hope you can get this fixed as u always do
I love this plug in so i hope you can fix it for us
thanks alot
Wow thanks for that link! I FINALLY have hotmail on Mac Mail!
Same here. Snow Leopard “broke” httpmail. I have my MSN and Hotmail accounts back in Mail 4.0, setup as POP accounts. But all of the httpmail folders are no longer visible or accessible. I had created additional subfolders as well and dragged mail into them..
The Apple Genius Bar tried File/Import Mailboxes, browsed to one HTTP folder in Library/Mail, and selected the folder. The import process displayed all of the missing MSN mail folders, said it imported with a message “You can find the imported mailboxes in the folder named “Import” in the mailboxes list.” But the Import folder did not appear. The Genius Bar tech took it to the back room tech and they finally said they couldn’t help and told me to call Apple Care, who had more resrouces. AppleCare Tier 1 escalated to AppleCare Tier 2 who tried the same thing, but no luck. He then escalated it to the “escalation center” and set an appointment to call me back in two days – the amount of time he said it takes for the engineers to respond. He never called or returned my followup calls, and finally emailed that he still had no response from the escalation center.
So I’m unable to access important emails stuck in the httpmail folders. I’m unhappy with Apple and their lack of solution or followup. All I want is for the Import Mailbox to work so that I can get back my httpmail folders.
I regret my quick upgrade to Snow Leopard due to the httpmail issue as well as I’ve had problems with intermittently loosing wireless connectivity ever since the upgrade. Even happened at the Genius Bar. They had to connect via Ethernet and again they did not know the solution.
Hoping for a new httpmail plug-in compatible with Snow Leopard since Apple seems unable to make their Import Mailboxes work.
Hi Daniel,
I’m really hating having to use the Windows Live website because it’s so incredibly slow! I really appreciate your hard work and think your plugin is great. But when do you think the latest one will come out to support saved mail folders ect.
http://blog.opensys911.net/como-configurar-pop3-hotmail-live-en-leopard-mailapp-sin-plugins-y-sin-hacks/
Hey…
Would you try to create a Version for Snow Leopard, too? ^^
Or do you know, where I can get a Version for SL?