How to Configure a Hotmail POP Server
Microsoft Outlook Express allows you to access the Hotmail POP server. You can download all the email to your desktop, read it offline, type a reply offline and then send it. This can result in huge savings for people with a dial-up Internet connection, as one is not required to spend long hours online.
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Instructions
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Go to "Start," point to "All Programs," and then click on "Outlook Express."
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Click on the "Tools" menu, and then click on "Accounts."
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Click on the "Add" button, and then click on "Mail."
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Type your name in the "Display name" box, and then click on "Next."
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Type your email address in the "Email address," box and then click on "Next."
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Type "pop3.live.com" in the "Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server" box, "smtp.live.com" in the "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server" box, and then click "Next."
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Type your email ID in the "Account name" box (for example, abc@hotmail.com), your password in the "Password" box and then click "Next."
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Click "Finish."
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Click on "pop3.live.com" under 'Account,' and then click on "Properties."
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Click on the "Advanced" tab.
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Type "587" in the "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" box.
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Click on "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" check box.
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Type "995" in the "Incoming mail (POP3)" box.
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Click on "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" check box.
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Click on the "Servers" tab.
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Click on "My server requires authentication" check box.
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Click on "Apply," and then click on "OK."
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Tips & Warnings
You can also use other email clients, like Mozilla Thunderbird, for accessing the POP server.
