Great to see that Hotmail has opened up POP retrieval of @hotmail.com emails from "non-MS" mail clients. Well done! Shame it is not documented on hotmail.com yet. I'd like to ask if there is any way how messages can be marked as "read" when they... More

Hi Monkeydo, Thanks for your honest comments and feedback. Rest assured that these are noted for future improvements. I'll try to give you a short description about IMAP, HTTP, POP3 and Microsoft Exchange server. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) - preserves... More

SASCHO : Currently, we don't support IMAP e-mail settings. I can understand the advantages of this feature and what I can do for you is to submit your idea to our product team as a feature request. achart : The POP3 Server is pop3.live.com (port 995). More

Hi everyone, I am currently using WINDOWS LIVE MAIL email client with my @LIVE.COM EMAIL account I noticed that HOTMAIL now allows FREE POP MAIL with their service... I am wondering ( I guess this is going to be a 2 part question ) Question 1: Since I am using WLM client... More

I've recently attempted to have my old AOL mail sent to my new Live email account. Only a few messages have gotten through. Most AOL messages remain in my inbox there. I successfully did the "trueswitch" procedure a few days ago, but forwarding is not... More

Hi there! I like the old Hotmail too but I like the newer one more. In Hotmail, you can organize your messages into individual folders. Check this out for the steps: http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/settings/archive/2009/03/03/how-to-filter-incoming-messages-and... More

Hi I would like to set up an IMAP account for my Windows Live Mail account on an email client, can someone tell me what's the incoming and outgoing server name for IMAP? I tried 'imap.live.com' as incoming and 'smtp.live.com' as outgoing server but... More

Hi hlr559 . There's no maximum number of logins per hour in Hotmail. You can sign out and sign back in as many times as you want. Just be sure that you're using your correct login info to avoid being locked out. However, we currently don't offer IMAP and... More

[quote user="pshephard"] Just thought I'd reply to your post as I initially went down the route of emailing the advised department, only to be referred back here. Basically the email you are using, which is the only Hotmail currently supports, is called... More

Hi Pshephard , Please contact the support team of Microsoft Entourage and check with them if this feature is availalble to your e-mail client. They are experts in your field of inquiry and would be in a better position to address your concern. You can contact them at... More