Nope - it comes up with a screen saying that Micro$oft no longer allows OE to use free Hotmail........
Presumably that's to get you to look at all the advertising junk which clutters the normal Hotmail site.
No big deal really - it's just as easy to use the local ISP and access your proper e-mail account through
www.mail2web.com rather than having to tell people to use Hotmail when you're away.
I only use my Hotmail account now as a last resort if my proper e-mail system is down.