Hotmail and MSN Accounts POP3/SMTP AccessShare Bookmark & ShareFavorites del.icio.us LinkedIn Newsvine Live Digg Facebook MySpace Email a friendwinston
2/14/2009 11:37:10 PM
Summary:
Pop3/Smtp configurations settings for Windows Live Mail, Outlook 2003/2007, iPhone, iPod Touch, Vista’s Windows Mail, and Outlook Express
Applicable to account types Hotmail.com, Msn.com and Live.com
Accounts Qualifying/Known to Function:
MSN Legacy Pop3(msn.com) Primary Accounts/SubAccounts – Dialup or Bring Your Own ISP(as of 1997)
Windows Live HotMail Plus – effective Sept 21, 2007
Free Hotmail accounts(located in the United States, Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands) – effective Jan and Feb 2009
Qwest MSN Premium Accounts (reported by Qwest subscribers in the MSN Newsgroup)
MSN Premium Accounts(Dial Up, DSL, and BYO ISP) including SubAccounts
Configuration Settings:
Incoming Server = pop3.live.com
-Port 995
-Encryption/Authentication = SSL is required
-Full Username = username@xxxx.com (same as full email address, where xxxx.com = live.com, msn.com or hotmail.com )
-Password is required
-SPA(secure password authorization) = Off(uncheck this option)
Outgoing Server = smtp.live.com
-Port 25 or 587 [Note: Preferred Outgoing is Port 587 instead of Port 25 since many ISP’s blocks Port 25 use. Similar blocking can occur when using Port 25 in hotels or accessing via a WiFi network]
-Outgoing Server Authentication = On(check the option)
-Encryption/Authentication = SSL or TLS
* Choose SSL for Windows Live Mail, Outlook 2003, iPhone, iPod Touch, Outlook Express and Vista’s Windows Mail
* Choose TLS for Outlook 2007 (required)
-Full Username = username@xxxx.com (same as full email address)
– unless outgoing server is configured to use same incoming server option
-Password is required
– unless outgoing server is configured to use same incoming server option
Pop3/Stmp Access Capability Unknown – due to insufficient information:
Subscription Based:
– Msn DSL Partner Accounts(Verizon, Bell)
Primary Accounts (using MSN Premium Software, e.g. MSN Explorer)
Sub-Accounts of the above Primary Accounts
Comments for Hotmail accounts(Hotmail.com, Live.com, Msn.com):
Pop3 retrieval by design removes messages from the online web user interface’s Inbox. To retain a copy in the online Inbox ensure the email client is configured to leave a copy of the message on the server
Pop3 retrieval, if the local email client is not configured to leave the message on the server, will place the original copy of the email in the online Deleted folder.
The Deleted folder is emptied automatically by the server(usually within a few days)
Additional Information on Hotmail Plus/Hotmail Free accounts:
Hotmail now offers POP Access for Hotmail Plus users (published Sept 2007)
Windows Live Virtual Press Kit Press Materials – Fact Sheet for Hotmail free accounts(published Nov 2008)
Pop3 Availability For Free Windows Live Hotmail Accounts (published Jan 2009)
Pop3 Availability For Free Windows Live Hotmail Accounts in the U.S. and Brazil (published Feb 2009)
POP3 technology has now rolled out to Hotmail customers WORLDWIDE! (published Mar 2009)
Revisions:
Feb 2, 2008: Original Published Date
May 1, 2008: Accounts Qualifying
Windows Live HotMail Plus (as of Sept 21, 2007) changed to read (effective Sept 21, 2007) to clarify date of Pop3 availability
May 2, 2008: Exclusions: Accounts not capable of Pop3/SMTP Access
Note: Two(2) Qwest/MSN DSL users changed to read ‘Some Qwest/MSN DSL Users’ to allow for additional confirmation
May 24, 2008: Windows Live Tags Added
Nov 9, 2008: Added ‘Note’ about use of Port 587 under section ‘Configuration Settings/Outgoing Server’
Nov 19, 2008: Added info on Pop3 access for free Hotmail accounts(early 2009) and Press Kit Fact Sheet(link)
Feb 15, 2009: Updated to correspond with Pop3 Access for free Hotmail Accounts in select countries
Mar 14, 2009: Updated to correspond with Pop3 Access for all free Hotmail accounts ‘Worldwide’
July 20, 2009: Comments section added