The Bottom Line
Webmail Retriever for Hotmail is a simple and easy to use Hotmail to POP tool that lets you read and write Hotmail messages with your favorite email program.
Unfortunately, some functionality is missing, though.
Webmail Retriever for Hotmail is no longer available.
Unfortunately, some functionality is missing, though.
Webmail Retriever for Hotmail is no longer available.
Pros
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail enables Hotmail access in any email client
- Can send mail through Hotmail, too
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail is easy to set up and use
Cons
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail fetches mail from Inbox only
- Can't delete mail after downloading it
- Acts only as POP, not as IMAP gateway
Description
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail lets you access Hotmail accounts with any desktop email client.
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail works as a POP proxy between email program and Hotmail.
- You can send mail through Webmail Retriever for Hotmail, too, and put a copy in Hotmail's "Sent Items" folder.
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail can either fetch all or only unread mail and optionally marks downloaded mail read.
- Webmail Retriever for Hotmail supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.
Guide Review - Webmail Retriever for Hotmail 1.0 - Hotmail to POP Tool
I like my Hotmail account, especially when I'm on the road, but I also like all my emails in one place. Fortunately, there are tools like Webmail Retriever for Hotmail that provide access to Hotmail in any desktop email client.
Working as a POP proxy, Webmail Retriever for Hotmail requires next to no configuration and downloads incoming Hotmail messages to your favorite email program's Inbox reliably. You can even send mail through Webmail Retriever for Hotmail an have a copy placed in the "Sent Items" folder at Hotmail.
Unfortunately, Webmail Retriever for Hotmail can't access mail in folders other than the Hotmail Inbox, not to mention a full-blown IMAP interface to all Hotmail stuff.
