Re: Can't get MSN email with RedHat9 - SPA problem?

[Alan Harding <alanh flashmail com>]

It seems that MSN doesnt support the use of anything other than HTTP. I
personally use and recommend Gotmail

http://www.nongnu.org/gotmail/

However, I would recommend the use of a good SPAM killer ;)

Have fun


On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 05:34, Charles Hutton wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> Neither Mozilla nor Evolution (as supplied in RH9) allow me to connect to
> MSN's email servers. I receive a message "the command is not implemented" or
> somesuch.
> 
> I believe that the problem is that MSN requires use of Secure Password
> Authentication that is a proprietary protocol heavily entwined with Windows.
> 
> If that's right, are there any Linux email programs that support SPA? MSN
> says they only support Windows, but surely some other Linux users have
> figuredo ut how to get MSN email.
> 
> 
> Thanks -
> 
> Chuck
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