Setup Windows Live Mail (Hotmail) POP3 SMTP with Mozilla Thunderbird

Microsoft have finally supported POP3 and SMTP for their free email service. More at http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!32413.entry

I will describe the steps I took to setup my hotmail account in Thunderbird.

Requirements:

You will need a Hotmail account and already installed Thunderbird in your system.

Configuration for Retrieving Email with Thunderbird:

1. Create a new email account by selecting on the Tools > Account Settings.
2. Click on "Add Account"
3. Select "Email Account" and click "Next"
4. Set the name and email address, "abc@hotmail.com", and click "Next"
5. Select "Pop", enter "pop3.live.com" as incoming server, and click "Next"
6. Set your email address, "abc@hotmail.com", and click "Next"
7. Set your Displaying Name for this account, and click "Next"
8. You should have something like this:
   
   Click "Finish" to complete

Configuration for Sending Email with Thunderbird:

1. At Account Settings, Select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)"
2. Click on "Add..."
3. Set "Windows Live SMTP" as description
4. Set "smtp.live.com" as server name
5. Set 587 for port
6. Check "Use username and password"
7. Set "abc@hotmail.com" as username
8. Select "TLS"
9. You should have something like this:
   
   Click "OK" to complete
10. Go back to Account Settings, Select "abc@hotmail.com" from the list on the left
11. Choose "Windows Live SMTP - smtp.live.com" for Outgoing Server (SMTP)
12. You should have something like this:
    
    Click "OK" to complete

After doing the above steps, you would have a working hotmail account with thunderbird to recieve and send emails. Enjoy using Hotmail with Thunderbird!