Originally Posted by TheSoulBrother:
“They don't do POP3 support. A key reason to just ditch the service altogether IMO.
They have the sync with Windows Live Mail desktop client which is free, or with Outlook which obviously costs. So short of using one of the hacks out there these are your only options.”
You can now get a link through Outlook for Hotmail accounts - there is a free download provided by Microsoft on their website called Outlook Hotmail Connector which works for Outlook 2003 and 2007.
Managed to get mine hooked up, it all works bar the calendar, which is fine by me. Emails don't come through automatically, you have to do a F9 Send/Receive to pick them up (or just set up an automatic send/receive every minute like I have!)