Hotmail officially supports POP3 protocol

After two months of testing Microsoft officially supported the POP3 protocol for all free email accounts using Windows Live Hotmail .

So after upgrading Windows Live Hotmail to 5GB, link free services such as email, photo storage, blog . to Windows Live. This move by Microsoft shows the determination to retake the market share that Google and Yahoo! have advantages.

Besides accessing Windows Live Hotmail at POP3 protocol on your computer, you can also access from Windows Mobile, iPhone, BlackBerry operating system via http://mobile.live.com.

Preliminary information about POP3 settings for Windows Live Hotmail is as follows:

- POP server: pop3.live.com (port 995)

- Username: Your Windows Live ID, including extensions (@ hotmail.com , @ live.com )

- Password: Your login password

- SMTP server: smtp.live.com (port 25 or 587) .

Details of the setup instructions on Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, as well as the problems you arise refer to http://windowslivehelp.com.