How to access Windows Live Hotmail through Mac OS X Mail client

To set up a Windows Live Hotmail account in Mac OS X Mail follow the following steps:
From the MAC OSX menu:
Select Mail > Preferences
Go to the Accounts category.
Click the + ("Create an account.") button.
Enter your name under Full Name.
Email Address: Type your Windows Live Hotmail address "yourusername@hotmail.com" 
Password:Type your Windows Live Hotmail password
Click Continue.
Account Type:POP
Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" (or something similar) as the Description: for this account.
Incoming Mail Server:"pop3.live.com" (not including the quotation marks)
User Name:"yourusername@hotmail.com"
Click Continue.
Outgoing Mail Server Description: Windows Live SMTP.
Outgoing Mail Server:"smtp.live.com"
Use Authentication: Yes
User Name: "yourusername@hotmail.com"
Password: Type your Windows Live Hotmail password
Click Continue.
Now click Create.
Close the Accounts window.


Then you should be able to access successfully your Hotmail through MAC OS X Mail client.

Outlook Express folders Oversized or Corrupted

Problem:
When you try to receive mail in Outlook Express, you can't and you received the following error message:
"An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'your-account-name', Server: 'pop.mail.mail-server.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure (SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800C0133"

This problem usually occurs, due to a corrupted or oversized* "inbox.dbx" file.
*As you might know, the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express is 2 gigabytes.
(see: Microsoft's article)