Lucid Tips

As per Windows Live blog entry HotMail is now available via POP3 to users in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. POP3 will be enabled for other countries later on.

Using POP3 allows you to access HotMail via your favorite email client like Outlook, Thunderbird or Evolution. POP3 also makes it easier to access HotMail via your Phone/PDA.

Below are the configuration values to access HotMail using POP3

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)
Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
TLS/SSL required? Yes