How do I set up my e-mail program to download mail?
Please see: Setup for instructions.


Why is ZoneAlarm complaining?
HotApoc acts as your own personal mail server.
This means that HotApoc has to open a listening port to accept connections from your e-mail program.
If you have ZoneAlarm or some other personal firewall installed, it will prompt you as to weather or not you want to allow HotApoc to do this.
If you have the "Do not accept connections from other computers" options checked (default) then no outside computers will be able to access your computer.

Why does my e-mail program keep saying it "can't connect" or "there is no response from my server"?
If you get an error like this:

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'LocalHost', Protocol: POP3, Port: 11099, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

The most likely cause of this problem is that HotApoc is not running.
To check if HotApoc is running look for an icon that looks like this: in your system tray.
If HotApoc is running then check that the ports it is using are the same as in your account information.
Details of how to do this can be found in the Setup section.
If the ports are correct, you may have entered the wrong user name or password in your account information. Make sure this information is the same as when you login to Hotmail with your browser. Details of how to enter your user name and password in your account information can be found in the Setup section.

How do I close HotApoc?
By default HotApoc closes to your System Tray (bottom right hand corner of your screen on the task bar next to your clock).
To close HotApoc right click on the icon and choose "Exit HotApoc".
If you want HotApoc to exit when you close the window, right click on the icon and choose "Close to Tray" to uncheck this option.

How do I keep HotApoc from starting automatically?
By default HotApoc starts automatically every time you log onto your computer.
To avoid this right click on the icon in your system tray (bottom right hand corner of your screen on the task bar next to your clock) and uncheck the "Auto Start" option.