Logging into Hotmail Automatically

CAUTION: This should only be used if you don't mind getting your password to your hotmail account sniffed on the internet. It is sent in plain text and unencrypted

OK... The details

This is the URL you need to type in.

http://lc1.law13.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/dologin?login=<your_username>@hotmail.com&passwd=<your_password>

The above will log you on automatically without having to do any manual input.

Explanation

Anything after the question mark in the above URL is what is known as a "query string" it takes the format of name=value and each name/value pair is seperated by an ampersand (&). These values are automatically passed to the requested web page or application.

So in the above example you are asking for

http://lc1.law13.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/dologin

and passing it the following values.

login=<username>@hotmail.com
passwd=<password>

This then sends you back your Hotmail Inbox

James A McDonald