USING HOTMAIL IN "Mail"?

I was wondering if it was possible to use a free online internet account (like hotmail) but using the mac "mail" interface? When I tried to set up an account on "mail", i was asked confusing questions about what "server" my mail was on. Thanks in advance for any help, correct me if i am wrong.

Hi golfromeo
The trouble with many free mail providers, including Hotmail and Yahoo, is that they don't use the POP standard which would allow you to interface with client email programs such as Apple Mail. Both the paid Yahoo Plus, and the free GMail, both use POP, and their help pages will aid you in configuring Mail for their accounts.
One way to work with Hotmail is to use MacFreePOPs. You have to have this utility running all the time, but it seems to work well for a couple of clients I've recommended it to.
Matt

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