Setup for Hotmail (Polling Mode)

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Polling Mode will clean out the spam, but also let you continue to access HotMail from your browser.

To set up your account:

Install Web2POP (http://www.bluesquirrel.com/products/web2pop/)
Make sure Web2POP runs at startup.

In Spam Sleuth
1.   Choose Configure...
2.   Choose Accounts
3.   Hit the Add... button
4.   Choose Polling Mode
5.   Enter your e-mail address
6.   Set the Incoming Server (POP3) to the word 'localhost' (without the quotes) or 127.0.0.1.
7.   Enter your full hotmail e-mail address for your username. Example: XYZ@hotmail.com
8.   Enter your password for your Hotmail account
9.   Set to check every 20 minutes