- Log in your Hotmail account
- After you are logged in your account, go to the upper right corner of your screen. Click on the gear wheel and choose “Connected accounts”.
- Here you can add another email account, import your mail and manage it all at one place. To add a connected account, click on “Gmail” or “Other email accounts” depending on your account type.
- After you choose your connected account, you can fill in your email address and your password. You can also choose where the imported email will be stored. Click on the box to manually configure account settings. When you are ready, click “OK”.
- Here you can choose your connection type. Click “OK” to proceed.For IMAP:
For POP:
- Fill in the email address, user name and password of your connected account.For IMAP:
For POP:
- Browse to the bottom of the page to fill in your server information. Click “OK” to proceed.For IMAP:
IMAP: imap.mailprotect.be (port: 143; SSL port: 993)
SMTP: smtp-auth.mailprotect.be (port: 2525; SSL port: 465)
For POP:
POP3: pop3.mailprotect.be (port:110; SSL port: 995)
SMTP: smtp-auth.mailprotect.be (port: 2525; SSL port: 465)
- Your account is now connected.
- Log in your Hotmail account once again to see that the configuration of your connected account is completed.
- Now you know how to connect to other accounts from Hotmail.
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Updated on 7 September 2020