If you currently use Microsoft Entourage to access Hotmail, you can change your settings to use POP3 (POP3, or Post Office Protocol 3, is a protocol that's used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server.) instead of DAV. POP3 is another method for Entourage to communicate with Hotmail.
Important
There are a few differences between DAV and POP3. For example, if you read an e-mail message in Entourage, the message still displays as unread in your Hotmail account on the web. Also, only messages in your Hotmail inbox appear in Entourage. Other folders, and any messages in them, aren't shown.
If the Account Setup Assistant displays, clear the contents of the E-mail address field, and then click Configure Account Manually.
In the New Account window, choose POP, and then click OK.
Note
Don't choose Windows Live Hotmail as the account type.
In the Edit Account window, click the Account Settings tab, type the following Hotmail account information:
In the Account name field, type a name to identify your account.
Verify that Include this account in my “Send & Receive All” schedule is not selected.
Under Personal Information:
In the Name field, type your name.
In the E-mail address field, type your Windows Live ID (for example: example555@hotmail.com).
Under Receiving mail:
In the Account ID field, type your Windows Live ID (for example: example555@hotmail.com).
In the POP server field, type pop3.live.com. If you don't see the POP server field, click Cancel and go back to Step 2.
In the Password field, type the password you use with your Windows Live ID.
Click the Click here for advanced receiving options button.
Select the This POP service requires a secure connection (SSL) check box.
Verify that the default port is 995. If it isn't, select the Override default POP port check box and type 995.
Verify that the Always use secure password check box is not selected.
Close the advanced receiving options.
Under Sending mail:
In the SMTP server field, type smtp.live.com.
Click the Click here for advanced sending options button.
Select the SMTP service requires a secure connection (SSL) check box.
Verify that the default port is 25. If it isn't, select the Override default SMTP port check box and type 25 or 587.
Select the SMTP server requires authentication check box.
Select the Use the same settings as receiving mail server check box.
Close the advanced sending options.
On the Options tab, select the Leave a copy of each message on the server check box if you want to see your messages when you use Hotmail on the web, on your mobile phone, or in another e-mail program.
Select the Delete messages from the server after they are deleted from this computer check box.
In your main Entourage view, on the Tools menu, click Schedules.
In the Schedules window, click New.
In the Name box, type a name for the schedule, (for example: Hotmail Send and Receive).
Under When, create a new Repeating Schedule with a frequency you want.
Under Action, on the pop-up menu on the left, click Receive Mail, and then in the from pop-up menu, click your Hotmail POP account.
Click Add Action.
In the new row, click Send All on the pop-up menu.
Click OK.
To test your schedule, on the Tools menu, click Run Schedule, and then click the schedule name.
Your e-mail messages will be downloaded to the Inbox under On My Computer.
Note
Existing rules you created for your Hotmail account (under Rules on the Tools menu) won't work for the new POP3 account. You'll need to re-create them as POP account rules.
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Add a Hotmail POP3 account in Entourage
