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Hotmail

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This article was written for Thunderbird but also applies to Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey (though some menu sequences may differ).

Hotmail (Windows Live webmail) has a free POP3 and SMTP server. You no longer need to use an add-on to use Hotmail with Thunderbird.

Create a new account by pressing the Add Account button in Tools -> Account Settings:

  • Type: POP
  • Server Name: pop3.live.com
  • User Name: Your FULL email address
  • Port: 995 (this should be automatically set when you select SSL)
  • Use secure connection: SSL
  • Use secure authentication: leave unchecked

If you want to use their SMTP server select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" and press the Add button.

  • Server Name: smtp.live.com
  • Port: 587 (you could also use port 25 if your ISP doesn't block it)
  • Use name and password: Check it
  • Username: Your FULL email address
  • Use secure connection: TLS

You can still use the webmail extension and its Hotmail add-on. However, the webmail extension is slower, harder to configure and may break (requiring you to get an updated add-on) whenever the web page changes. Normally you'd only use it if you're behind a firewall that prevents you from accessing the POP server or you need to download the contents of the Spam folder.

You need to login periodically to keep Microsoft from disabling the account. You don't need to do this using a browser, Thunderbird will login to Hotmail whenever it checks for new mail.

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