kmail set-up

[scoomey]

I have Mandrake 8.2,and when I go to set up Kmail it wont connect to my mailserver.well I'm trying to set up my hotmail account to work with kmail but I dont know the host and things like that.it also has server and port but I don't know how to do this.It's POP3 right?if anyone could help i need it. thanks

[Silent Bob]

As I understand it HoTMaiL is IMAP (like all other webmail services (don't quote me on this:))).

You need to know the mailserver that you are trying to get your email from. Without that servers full address (e.g. mailserver.somecompany.com) your computer can't send a request for your mail to the right place so you can't receive mail.

The best I can recommend is googling (http://www.google.com/linux) for an answer.

[fancypiper]

I use Gotmail (http://www.gotmail.com/) to check hotmail.

Common e-mail tools:
sendmail (http://www.sendmail.net/) - postfix (http://www.postfix.org/) - sends mail to local users (and internet when configured correctly)
fetchmail (http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail/) - gets mail from internet pop accounts
procmail (http://www.procmail.org/) - sorts and delivers into separate mailboxes
mutt (http://www.mutt.org/) - mail client that sucks less than all the others
Email the Linux Way (http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/connect/index.html#mtuw)
Suresh Ramasubramanian's email guide (http://www.hserus.net/dlhowto.html)

[scoomey]

thanks ill try it out