How to Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook Express

If you payingly subscribe to Windows Live Hotmail (or MSN Hotmail), you can access your Windows Live Hotmail account with Outlook Express in a very comfortable and highly functional way that provides seemless access to any folder and your Windows Live Hotmail address book, too.

But a subscription is not the only way to access a Windows Live Hotmail account in Outlook Express. There are tools and services that translate between the web-based interface of Windows Live Hotmail and POP, which allows Outlook Express to download messages from Windows Live Hotmail like from any other email account.

These tools include the free FreePOPs, which is available for a range of operating systems, and IzyMail, which turns Windows Live Hotmail into an IMAP service.
Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook Express with IzyMail

To set up IMAP access to your Windows Live Hotmail service using IzyMail:

* Make sure your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail account is registered with IzyMail.
* Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
* Click Add.
* Choose Mail....
* Enter your name.
* Click Next.
* Enter your Windows Live Hotmail address ("user@hotmail.com", for example).
* Click Next.
* Make sure IMAP is selected under My incoming mail server is a __ server.
* Type "in.izymail.com" in the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: field.
* Enter "out.izymail.com" under Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:.
* Click Next >.
* Type your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail address under Account name: (e.g. * "user@hotmail.com").
* Enter your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password under Password:.
* Click Next >.
* Click Finish.
* Highlight in.izymail.com in the Internet Accounts window.
* Click Properties.
* Go to the Servers tab.
* Make sure My server requires authentication is checked under Outgoing Mail Server.
* Go to the IMAP tab.
* Make sure Store special folders on IMAP server is not checked.
* Click OK.
* Click Close in the Internet Accounts window.
* Now, select Yes to download the list of Windows Live Hotmail folders to Outlook Express.
* Click OK.

Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook Express with FreePOPs

To access a free Windows Live Hotmail account in Outlook Express using the local FreePOPs tool:

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* Install FreePOPs.
* Select All Programs | FreePOPs | FreePOPs from the Start menu.
* Start Outlook Express.
* Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
* Click Add and select Mail....
* Type your name.
* Click Next >.
* Enter your Windows Live Hotmail address ("hmmzl34@hotmail.com", for example).
* Click Next > again.
* Make sure POP3 is selected under My incoming mail server is a ___ server..
* Enter "localhost" under Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:.
* Type your ISP's mail server under Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:.
o Typically, you will use the same server you use for your other non-Windows Live Hotmail email account.
* Click Next >.
* Type your full Windows Live Hotmail address under Account name:.
* Enter your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
* Click Next >.
* Click Finish.
* Highlight the newly created Windows Live Hotmail account in the Internet Accounts list.
* Click Properties.
* Go to the Advanced tab.
* Enter "2000" under Server Port Numbers | Incoming mail (POP3):.
* Click OK.
* Now click Close.


To access a Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail account in your email program or mobile device using POP or IMAP and IzyMail:

* Visit http://v3.izymail.com/register.aspx.
* Enter your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail address under eMail address:.
* Type your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password under Password:.
* Now type the numbers from the Validation code: CAPTCHA under Validation code:.
* Click FREE Registration ».
* Optionally, tweak settings under IzyMail Retrieval Options and sign up for a paid IzyMail subscription.

Set Up Your Email Program for IzyMail Windows Live Hotmail Access

Now you're ready to set up a new Windows Live Hotmail account in your email program or mobile device.
here is setting if your account not in the list.
Incoming mail (POP and IMAP):

* Account type: IMAP or POP.
o With IMAP, you can access all your Windows Live Hotmail folders. POP, however, is often faster. Try IMAP first if you can.

* For IMAP:
o IMAP server: in.izymail.com.
o IMAP port: 143.
o Require SSL: No.
o User name: your entire Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail email address.
+ Make sure you include "@hotmail.com". If your Windows Live Hotmail log-in name is "qwerty", for example, use "qwerty@hotmail.com" as the user name for IzyMail.
o Password: your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password.

* For POP:
o POP server: in.izymail.com.
o POP port: 110.
o Require SSL: No.
o User name: your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail address.
+ Make sure the user name includes the "@hotmail.com" part of your address. If your Windows Live Hotmail account name is "qwerty", for example, use "qwerty@hotmail.com" as the user name.
o Password: your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password.

Outgoing mail (SMTP):

* SMTP server: out.izymail.com.
* SMTP port: 25.
o Try port 587 if you run into problems sending mail with port 25.
* Require SSL: No.
* Require SMTP authentication: Yes.
* User name: Your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail address.
o Again, make sure you do include "@hotmail.com".
* Password: Your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password.

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