Many thanks for this, Sergey! I am not sure where to find the "as-daemon" setting but using the source I deployed the build to my N9 and found a setting called "Force EAS protocol version" in the Easy tweak mode. When I turned it on, a text box was displayed. I entered "2.5" and pressed "Save Setting". That was it. My Hotmail emails are now syncing. Edit: I've attached the build, but as Sergey has warned, you may use it with caution..