[ConservativeMind]

You need to purchase Hotmail Plus.

The comparison chart at the link shows different providers and the options with each.

“Offers POP to Hotmail Plus users only. Also offers DeltaSync to sync e-mail and contacts (and calendar for Hotmail Plus users) with Outlook or Windows Live Mail.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_webmail_providers

You can also get external access through plugins for Thunderbird, which sort of login and pull the web information for you, in some cases.

http://webmail.mozdev.org/installation.html

[papasmurf]

It uses Windows LiveMail as the email client. There will be no WebDav access at all, or pop or imap without using Windows LiveMail.