Know Everything On Hotmail POP, IMAP and SMTP Settings

Hotmail is one of the widely used email services which is used by the billions of users across the globe. User can access Hotmail with any email account but for this, they must need to apply the server settings of Hotmail. Hotmail supports POP, IMAP and SMTP server. It is very important to apply these protocols with correct settings. Do you have any idea about these server settings? If your answer is no, then learn about the server settings. 

Hotmail POP Settings

Hotmail POP is the most popular protocol which is used to download and access emails. It is also known as incoming mail server. POP server better works when you use your email account with one email service provider on same computer. You can configure Hotmail POP server with the below settings:

• Server: pop-mail.outlook.com
• Encrypted Connection: SSL
• Server Port: 995
• User Name: your hotmail email address

Hotmail IMAP Settings

Hotmail IMAP is the best way when you access your Hotmail email account on various devices. It is also an incoming mail server which can be configured with the below settings:

• Server: imap-mail.outlook.com
• Encrypted Connection: SSL
• Server Port: 993
• User Name: your hotmail email address

Hotmail SMTP Settings

Hotmail SMTP server is outgoing server that allow you to sending emails via your Hotmail account from any email service provider. If you want to configure Hotmail SMTP server, then apply the below settings:

• Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
• Encrypted Connection: SSL
• Server Port: 587
• User Name: your hotmail email address