sorry, I'm being a bit dim here
I'd forgotten Windows Live mail - that uses an HTML protocol to simulate IMAP with Hotmail
Its not an ideal program by a long way, but if you're only using it for local backup it'll do what you want
Its part of the Windows Live installation and comes in two versions
Windows Live Mail 2011 (for Vista / Win7)
Widows Live Mail (for XP)
download the 2011 version from
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=29224
The older versions from
Windows Live Essentials: Other Programs
Be careful - it installs a whole raft of stuff, only select those you want
Both are easy to install - you juast need your Hotmail user name and password. The programs synchronise both ways with a Hotmail account