Kind of .. The terminology and history can get confusing and run on
top of each other.

Hotmail becomes Windows Live Hotmail

Windows Live Mail is a new free email client from Msft that is an
alternative to OE, OL and Vista's Windows Mail capable of both http and
pop3 retrieval unlike OE and OL which only provides pop3 and fee based
http access, and unlike Vista's client which only is pop3 capable. A
separate download and install is required to obtain Windows Live Mail
i.e. it is not a conversion based. Installation of Windows Live Mail in
XP or Vista will replace the shortcuts(startmenu, orb menu, programs
menu) for OE or Windows Mail.

At one time Hotmail free had a pop3 retrieval option that was later on
available in fee based pop3 accounts. Hotmail Classic's interface for a
fee based http account provided pop3 retrieval but was limited to port
110 and without SSL security encryption. Windows Live Hotmail's
interface when used with a fee based http account provides pop3
retrieval with the option to manually configure the port and SSL
settings.

The user apparently found a way to forward mail to overcome the
shortcomings of the free Hotmail interface.
...winston
MS-MVP Windows Live Mail

"Earle Horton" wrote in message
...
We're all getting older. ;^) I too "remember" having previously read
articles that I can never find later.

Afaik, Hotmail is turning into Windows Live Mail, or Live Hotmail,
whatever
they want to call it, which can harvest mail from pop3 accounts. If
yours
hasn't converted yet, there should be a button offering to do it for
you.

Saludos,

Earle