I could never understand the reason why Hotmail users were not allowed to configure their hotmail accounts in their email clients unless they had a paid account. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for so long, now it’s too late babe 🙂

POP server: pop3.live.com (Port 995)
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 (Port 25 or 587)
Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
TLS/SSL required? Yes
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