

I had the same problem but required a different resolution. I initially entered and it was changed to strange. The funny thing is that when I opened this newly created account a bit later, I noticed that the Mail server was different than what I pasted into it. In the next screen I left or Exchange ActiveSync compatible service selected (the other option is POP or IMAP).Īnd finally, I entered the Your Name and E-mail Address fields, and copy-pasted the Mail server from the other account to this one (and of course username and password.).Īnd that's it, never touched any port number or security option setting. So I selected the Manual setup or additional server types and clicked Next. I always left default ( E-mail Account) selected, as it worked with (which I considered to be same as, or any other Microsoft's account).īut then I noticed that the other account I have is of Exchange ActiveSynce type, and not IMAP/SMTP as I assumed. When adding account, Auto Account Setup dialog appears:

Very odd solution, but this is what there is: March 11th, 2018 at should have received your password during account creation.Ok, problem solved. Port 587 is currently a default port for MSA without SSL or with explicit SSL.

Hotmail works on both 25 and 587 with explicit SSL (STARTTLS) and on port 465 with implicit SSL. March 25th, 2017 at port numbers are correct. The default port number is 25, and the alternative -if the ISP is blocking 25- to use is 587.Īs listed at Microsoft’s site with the following link: Try a different port number for smtp, the numbers listed here are not the ones used by microsoft. I cannot verify my hotmail account because I do noy see my inbox. Tags: C# Hotmail IMAP POP3 Settings SMTP VB.NET Questions?Ĭonsider using our Q&A forum for asking questions.ħ Responses to “Hotmail: IMAP, POP3, and SMTP settings” Using (Smtp client = new Smtp "password") On the options pane click “Connect devices and apps with POP” link. In the “POP options” section select “Yes”. On the options pane click “Mail/Accounts/POP and IMAP”. In the web interface click “gear icon” in the top, right corner, then select “Options”. User: access must be turned on via web interface. SMTP server supports explicit SSL (you can use Connect method and then secure the channel using StartTLS method) IMAP Below you can find the configuration settings for those protocols.Īll Hotmail servers (POP3 and SMTP) use implicit SSL (use ConnectSSL method). Hotmail supports access via IMAP, POP3 and SMTP protocols.
