Hotmail accounts could be accessed with Hotmail web interface, Outlook Express or Outlook 2002. But the most common question is "How to access Hotmail in Outlook 2000?" Internet search shows there is no simple and convenient solution for this problem: Microsoft Knowledge Article 234704 "You cannot view Hotmail messages in Outlook 2000" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q234704. Microsoft Outlook, unlike Microsoft Outlook Express, does not have an option to use Microsoft Hotmail e-mail accounts. You can view your Hotmail e-mail in Outlook by creating a Hotmail folder and then associating a Web view of that folder that points to the Hotmail Web site. SLIPSTICK Systems Article "Configuring Hotmail Support in Outlook 2000 (IMO)" http://www.slipstick.com/config/ol2000hotmail.htm. In some cases, it is possible to access a Hotmail Inbox in Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only Mode with Office Service Release 1/1a applied. NOTE: This is an unsupported hack that works for some people; if it doesn't work for you, no information is available to explain why not. The simplest and effective solution for this problem is HTTPMP. HTTPMP is Hotmail(HTTP E-mail) MAPI transport for Outlook 97, 98, 2000-2002. Mainly HTTPMP is used to access Hotmail accounts from Outlook 2000 or other Outlook versions. Or even other MAPI client applications. Supported features: sending/receiving messages; MIME and UUENCODE messages; HTML, RTF and text formatted messages; attachments; LAN and dial-up access; auto dial and auto hang-up.