So now that we've all recovered from the CES 2009, everyone is back to business including the folks up in Redmond, WA. It has been confirmed that Microsoft has started rolling out another major update of Windows Live Hotmail, which includes POP access as discussed in my interview with Ryan Gavin and Dharmesh Mehta. Last week we reported a rumour that Microsoft was about to offer POP3 access to Hotmail users at no extra charge.
Microsoft has confirmed the rumour via its Windows Live Wire blog today. POP3 access is now available to Hotmail users in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Microsoft plans to roll out POP3 access to more parts of the world later this year. You can find the settings below:
- POP server: pop3.live.com
- POP SSL required? Yes
- User name: Your Windows Live ID, for example yourname@hotmail.com
- Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live
- SMTP server: smtp.live.com
- Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
- TLS/SSL required? Yes
Lets say that you're on vacation or a business trip and you just arrived to your destination. Your friends and family want to meet up later that night for dinner, but not everyone is familiar with the city. So you open Windows Live Hotmail and start preparing your e-mail with the time and place of your dinner affair, but you want to include the address and a link for directions. So you open up Quick Add while creating a new message (Screenshot).
Now you start your search for some nice restaurants for your affair. Once you've found your destination, you can either click "Insert" or "More Info". When you click "More Info" (Screenshot), you are brought to a Windows Live Search page. Once you've entered that page you will see a mapped location and some reviews if anyone has posted them. So now that you've picked your destination, you're ready to insert it into your e-mail by simply clicking "Insert" (Screenshot). So now you have the name, address, and more information ready for your friends and family.
That is only one scenario that this new feature will be able to do. Consumers will also be able to search for business listings, videos, and images. The beauty of QuickAdd is that it's automatically loaded when you open a New Message, located on the right side of the message pane.
Images courtesy of Jamie Thompson
I also know someone who had to reluctantly switch to Gmail to get their email on their iPhone for free, which they weren't too pleased about. This is great news, but it should've happened a long time ago. And where's the IMAP?
I also know someone who had to reluctantly switch to Gmail to get their email on their iPhone for free, which they weren't too pleased about. This is great news, but it should've happened a long time ago. And where's the IMAP?
I agree, this is a day to rejoice for those avid Hotmail users. One thing at a time though, you know the routine
Last edited by RebelSean on 14 Jan 2009 - 06:45
POP is live in these countries
POP is live in these countries
Thanks for the information, article update
POP is live in these countries
Thanks for the information, article update
No India
I know with my ISP that this isn't the case, but I am hoping it is with Hotmail...
I know with my ISP that this isn't the case, but I am hoping it is with Hotmail...
As far as I know they will, as long as you don't delete them out of your inbox (I know this is the case when using Windows Live Mail Desktop, but then again that uses Delta Sync). You probably should test first before doing any major deleting.
Having said that Hotmail may do what Gmail does which is move it to some sort of archive when you download/delete with POP3, I wouldn't know.
It's not ideal though, as you end up with out of sync messageboxes, as deleting a message online wont change your mail client's copy.
... in select countries!
Oh well. GMail ftw.
Found the server settings at:
http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com/blog/...ry?sa=946825847
At last i can run all my accounts through spamato
just select the 2 checkboxes "SSL" and the port numbers are changed automatically.
Just create a mail account, tap in your hotmail address and password. Then it warns you about being a Windows Live Plus subscriber. Click Save and it just works. Keeps the mail on the server by default.
The iPhone works out your server details automatically.
Also, I can still access my hotmail in Outlook. As my account goes back to 1998! I dont pay for this service too. Always a free user.
One question will this also include, msn, live, hotmail.co.uk and other non .com country suffix's?
It'd be kind of embarassing for their own employees to prefer Thunderbird to their apps because IMAP blows on theirs.
It'd be kind of embarassing for their own employees to prefer Thunderbird to their apps because IMAP blows on theirs.
I left Thunderbird for Windows Live Mail for my IMAP accounts. Seems to perform pretty well, and I like the layout a lot more than Thunderbird or Opera. I tried setting up IMAP on Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007, and both were horribly laggy.
It'd be kind of embarassing for their own employees to prefer Thunderbird to their apps because IMAP blows on theirs.
Umm, they already have the Hotmail Connector for Outlook that works way better than POP or IMAP.
That news made my day. I'm currently downloading 6326 emails from my two email accounts
I'll finally be able to create folders, delete stuff live, etc. etc. I guess, in Mail.app
Thumbs up!
Don't know where you guys are, but I'm in Urbandale, IA USA, and I've used POP3 access on 3 Hotmail accounts for the past couple days....works like a charm!
Only fair tbh.
It works fine on hotmail.co.uk
Or, at the very least, let us multi-select messages for forwarding...
Err, you can do that with IMAP too... I'm pretty sure Outlook's default works that way (it certainly does for me).
Most email clients allow you to copy the messages in a local folder that is not sync. with the server. You bring up a good point...and...Gmail offers POP3 AND IMAP access (2 stones, 1 bird lol?)...ah well... I may backup my messages right now
even when it says it needs Hotmail Plus, just ignore it and continue. then go and open the Mail app, and it'll try connect and verify your account, which will then work.
FETCH - Server reports error. The response is: -ERR user does not have POP3 access
is there a setting in my hm account in which I have to enable this?
edit1: arrgh, just tried another email client and get the same error. apparently not available in all parts of the US yet, certainly not in the part of flat Ohio I am trying from...
Last edited by starless.bible.black on 18 Jan 2009 - 19:13
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