Again for Mac and Linux users, you might want to use 2500 or 5870 as your SMTP port. Also don't forget to select use TLS, if available. Tick Use name and password and enter your full e-mail address once again at the User Name box. If you're unsure, ask your ISP or your friendly IT guy. The default port for SMTP is 25 but some Internet Service Provider (like TMNet in my country) had changed the default SMTP port to 587. Next click on the Outgoing Server (SMTP) tab and enter as your Server Name. For Mac and Linux Thunderbird users you might want to add 9950 as your default port because your OS will only allow ports above 1000 for some reason. Fill in your full Hotmail e-mail address at the User Name box and tick SSL in the Security Settings. In Thunderbird, click on your Hotmail account name and select View settings for this account.Ĭlick Server Settings and enter as your Server Name and 995 as the default port. Please verify that all the information that you entered previously is correct and choose not to download your messages now. For example I named it Afif Hotmail :)Ĭongratulations! Youre account is almost ready but you need to tweak a few more settings to make this work. Type your preffered name for this account. You can choose whether to use the Global Inbox option where all your e-mails from different accounts will be dumped into a single folder called Local Folders or not.Īt the User Names tab, type your full e-mail address again in the Incoming & Outgoing User Name boxes. Select E-mail account in the New Account Setup box.Įnter your name and your full Hotmail/Windows Live Mail e-mail address.įor the incoming server type, select POP and type in the Incoming Server box. Here's a step by step pictorial guide on how to configure POP 3 Hotmail access from the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client.Īssuming you have downloaded and installed Thunderbird on your computer, open the program and select File > New > Account.

Seriously, Microsoft has got to stop playing catch-up with Google and should have thought about this much sooner.Īnyway, this means that we can now access our Hotmail/Windows Live Mail account from any popular e-mail client software such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and Postbox right from our desktop PC, notebook or mobile device (PDA & handphone).

Old News: Gmail has done it ages ago so it's a case of too little too late for Microsoft. Newsflash: Microsoft has finally opened worldwide POP 3 access to it's Hotmail/Windows Live Mail e-mails.

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