Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Mozilla Thunderbird Using FreePOPs (Access to Arbitrary Folders)

To set up a free Windows Live Hotmail account in Mozilla Thunderbird with the help of FreePOPs or MacFreePOPs:

* Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Mozilla Thunderbird.
* Click Add Account....
* Make sure Email account is selected.
* Click Continue.
* Enter your name under Your Name:.
* Type your Windows Live Hotmail address under Email Address:.
* Click Continue.
* Make sure POP is selected under Select the type of incoming server you are using..
* Enter "localhost" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Server:.
* Decide whether you want your Windows Live Hotmail account to use a separate Inbox, Drafts and other folders or appear under Local Folders.
* Click Continue.
* Enter your complete Windows Live Hotmail address under Incoming User Name:.
* Click Continue.
* Now click Done.
* Go to the Server Settings category of the account named after your Windows Live Hotmail address.
* Enter "2000" (not including the quotation marks) under Port:.
* If Mozilla Thunderbird has not selected your default outgoing mail server for the Windows Live Hotmail account, or if you want to change it:
o Go to the root of the Windows Live Hotmail account.
o Select the desired account under Outgoing Server (SMTP):.
o To add a new outgoing mail server — you cannot send mail through FreePOPs, but you could use another free email account's, say Gmail's or AIM Mail's — go to the Outgoing Server (SMTP) category and click Add....
* Click OK.