The beta of our connector between Outlook 2003/2007 and Windows Live Hotmail (mail.live.com) has been released. The software synchronizes mail & contacts between the online service and your Outlook client, while keeping your existing Outlook configuration intact. (Usually this is between Outlook and Exchange, or Outlook and some POP3/IMAP4 service)
Basically, your email from Windows Live Hotmail shows up in a completely seperate folder from other email however all the content is synchronized upon bringing up the Outlook client on your laptop making it available offline. Outbound messages are also queued up and transmitted when a connection to the Internet is established, after having been offline.
NOTE: It states that you can also purchase a subscription to enable the Outlook Connector Beta to sync your online calendar, tasks, and notes with Outlook.
Personally, I have no idea what they’re talking about… I assume they’re referring to our older service called Windows Live Hotmail Plus which was a $19/year fee. It used to be for "extra space" and "extra large attachment sizes"… and at one time it provided POP3 synchronization between your Hotmail account and other clients like Eudora. Available here: http://get.live.com/mailplus/features
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