Hotmail outlook express setting

A blast from the past! Hotmail and Outlook Express were popular email clients in the early 2000s. Here are the settings you need to configure Hotmail in Outlook Express:

Incoming Mail Server:

• Server name: pop3.live.com
• Port: 110
• Username: Your Hotmail email address (e.g., [email protected])
• Password: Your Hotmail password

Outgoing Mail Server:

• Server name: smtp.live.com
• Port: 587 (or 25 if your ISP allows it)
• Username: Your Hotmail email address (e.g., [email protected])
• Password: Your Hotmail password

Additional Settings:

• Leave a copy of messages on the server: Check this box if you want to keep a copy of your emails on the Hotmail server.
• Remove from server after retrieving: Check this box if you want to delete emails from the Hotmail server after you retrieve them in Outlook Express.

Steps to configure Hotmail in Outlook Express:

1. Open Outlook Express and go to Tools > Accounts.
2. Click Add and select Mail.
3. Enter your name and email address (e.g., [email protected]).
4. Click Next and enter the incoming mail server settings:
   • Server type: POP3
   • Server name: pop3.live.com
   • Port: 110
   • Username: Your Hotmail email address
   • Password: Your Hotmail password
5. Click Next and enter the outgoing mail server settings:
   • Server type: SMTP
   • Server name: smtp.live.com
   • Port: 587 (or 25 if your ISP allows it)
   • Username: Your Hotmail email address
   • Password: Your Hotmail password
6. Click Finish to complete the setup.

That's it! You should now be able to access your Hotmail account in Outlook Express.