HOWTO: Send and Receive Hotmail through Evolution

**geeky_chris** · November 26th, 2010

Originally Posted by ubuntu01

These settings work with no other configuration needed /required:

Incoming server: pop3.live.com
Username: your_username @hotmail.com
Use secure connection: SSL
Authentication type: password

Server: smtp.live.com
Use Secure Connection: TLS Encryption
Authentication Type: Login

This worked for me too!

**Dan.K** · December 21st, 2010

Originally Posted by daedalas1981

Go to Edit/Preferences and edit your email account or (Shift + Ctrl + S)

Identity tab
Full name - enter your Full Name
Email address - enter your email address xxxxxxx@live.com

Receiving Email tab
Server Type: POP
Server: pop3.live.com
Security: SSL Encryption
Authentication type: Password and remember password.

Sending Email tab
Server Type: SMTP
Server: smtp.live.com:587
Tick the box Server requires authentication
Security: TLS encryption
Authentication: PLAIN
Username: xxxxxxx@live.com
Tick the box remember password.

Notice the port 587, it makes the difference with the TLS encryption.
Hope this helps everyone!

Excellent.. adding port 587 to the server solved my sending problems.

Thanks

**yax51** · January 13th, 2011

ok, when I try to install hotway and hotsmtp I get an error saying packing not found.....and ideas?

**H-Cim** · February 4th, 2011

Originally Posted by daedalas1981

Go to Edit/Preferences and edit your email account or (Shift + Ctrl + S)

Identity tab
Full name - enter your Full Name
Email address - enter your email address xxxxxxx@live.com

Receiving Email tab
Server Type: POP
Server: pop3.live.com
Security: SSL Encryption
Authentication type: Password and remember password.

Sending Email tab
Server Type: SMTP
Server: smtp.live.com:587
Tick the box Server requires authentication
Security: TLS encryption
Authentication: PLAIN
Username: xxxxxxx@live.com
Tick the box remember password.

Notice the port 587, it makes the difference with the TLS encryption.
Hope this helps everyone!

Works like a charm (For those who can't find "Plain", just use "Login" on SMTP). "Plain" was no longer an option to select with the lastest version of Evolution

**sirozzy** · February 6th, 2011

Hi there guys,

I have stupid problem.

My evolution is downloading like 7 times the same messages. So i have normally 2000 email on my mailbox but now in evolution shows 10000 just because it downloaded it few times. Is it possible to fix this somehow? Thanks a lot anyway.

**jezzyjez** · February 18th, 2011

Hi I've just started using 10.10 and i'm completely new to UNIX I'm having some problems with this HowTo. When I put the first step:

Code:

sudo apt-get update

into the terminal in runs through fine to 96%

then I get the message:

Code:

Media Change: Please insert the disc labelled
 'Lubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - i386 (20101010)'
in the drive ‘/cdrom/’ and press enter

This is confusing to me as I have never used Lubuntu shouldn't the update work automatically?

Any help or explanation would be appreciated.

Jez

**satrapes** · October 11th, 2011

Thanks excellent post even though i didn't read it all i found all necessary information and then some. I must say that in my case the only useful was that instead of plain username you need to insert username@hotmail.com and it worked.