Hotmail and Outlook

[Mike from Texas]

What is the correct server name to use for checking my Hotmail with Outlook 2003? It keeps saying it can't find server.

[StephenB]

Mike from Texas <anon...@helpcommunity.live.com> wrote:

>What is the correct server name to use for checking my Hotmail with Outlook 2003? It keeps saying it can't find server.

If you have a free Hotmail account, you cannot access it via POP/SMTP and you
will need to use Windows Live Mail (http://get.live.com), a free client that
will automatically configure http access to @hotmail, @msn, and @live email
addresses and keep your mail in sync on multiple computers and the server. You
can also use the Outlook Connector to access the account in Outlook -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7AAD7E6A-931E-438A-950C-5E9EA66322D4&displaylang=en
(Outlook 2003 and 2007)

You cannot use Outlook Express to access a free Hotmail account unless it is an
older account and then it will be via http unless it is a very old legacy
account.

If you have a paid hotmail account, you can use POP/SMTP to access your Hotmail
account in any email client.

Servers settings for OE:

Incoming mail: pop3.live.com
Outgoing mail: smtp.live.com
Account name: Your e-mail address (na...@live.com)
Password: Your password
Log on using Secure Password Authentication: Not checked
My server required authentication: Checked (Important!)

Advanced settings:

Outgoing mail: 25
SSL Connection: Checked

-steve

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