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==Extension==
==Extension==
The [http://webmail.mozdev.org/ WebMail extension] for Thunderbird enables access to Hotmail, Yahoo, and Lycos webmail. Most of the webmail components won't work with Thunderbird 1.0.7 since the security fixs are blocking the cookies being set. It does work with 1.5.
The [http://webmail.mozdev.org/ WebMail extension] for Thunderbird enables access to Hotmail, Yahoo, and Lycos webmail. Most of the webmail components won't work with Thunderbird 1.5 since the security fixes are blocking the cookies being set. It does work with 1.0.x version.


==External programs==
==External programs==

Revision as of 00:03, 13 January 2006

Trying to use Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, or AOL with Thunderbird or Mozilla Mail (the Mozilla Suite's mail component)? Below are some options to add webmail access capabilities to Thunderbird.

Extension

The WebMail extension for Thunderbird enables access to Hotmail, Yahoo, and Lycos webmail. Most of the webmail components won't work with Thunderbird 1.5 since the security fixes are blocking the cookies being set. It does work with 1.0.x version.

External programs

  • YPOPs!: Open source Yahoo! Mail proxy program for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Also see these setup instructions for Thunderbird, with screenshots.
  • YoSucker: Open source Yahoo! Mail proxy program written in Perl.
  • Blue HttpMail: Open source C++ library.
  • hotwayd: Open source Hotmail proxy program for Linux.
  • MrPostman: Open source proxy program for Yahoo!, Hotmail, Gmail, and more written in Java.
  • FreePOPs: Open source extensible proxy with Lua scripting for AOL, Hotmail, Netscape, Yahoo! and more.
  • Poppeeper: a freeware solution that allows you to use Hotmail, Mail.com, Lycos.com, RediffMail, Yahoo! Mail, and others, with your e-mail client.
  • Web2pop: (shareware $29 USD) supports Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and others.
  • Hotmail Popper: For MSN and Hotmail on Windows. Costs $17.50.

See also

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