Are there any Hotmail users still out there? I’m amazed to find that there are so many of you! I made the switch to Gmail a long, long time ago and have never turned back. I use my Gmail addy for my Windows Live account and everything. Go Gmail! *shakes pom-poms*

But hey, I understand. You’ve had your email address forever. Why change now? Especially not that the Windows Live team has finally announced support for POP3 for Hotmail. But hey, still no IMAP support. Can’t expect leaps and bounds, right?

It must be nice to finally be able to access your email account without having to open up a web browser. Here are the details you’ll need to know to get it working:
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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