How to add an hotmail account to Mail ?

SORRY FOR THE LONG POSTS!!

Also, I had to be rather graphic, as they say a pic says a thousand words...

However, my problem still remains...

and the funny thing is : if I do indeed let go of the SSL verification (uncheck that) and let it go back to the port it so chooses, 143; I think..

I then get all my folders, junk and almost all my inbox mail, up until a certain day, I think the 12 of this month?!!!

Any ideas? help?

Thanks appreciate it!

143 and no SSL is incorrect, set it correctly, if it won't work with the correct settings call Microsoft, it's their system.

993, SSL on (incoming) 587. SSL on (outgoing)

FYI, Hotmail does not support Idle, turn it off.

Ok yes I understand that...

I guess I will have to contact Microsoft...

By the way..

In my preferences option on Hotmail...

THe option to Turn idle off is greyed out!!! It does NOT allow me to change it, even if I am on the correct settings of SSL and 993..

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At this point I would delete the account, reboot and set it up again.

And I would contact Microsoft.

Here's a shot of the settings I use successfully.

I did that four times!!!

Thanks for your help really...

will contact Microsoft and see if they can help...

if I do indeed reach anything productive will post here...

Try this one, for me it vas much easyer..

Its asking for you email-adr and you pasword.

And you have to wait for some minutes to dovnload you mail from the mail server.

I try to use Exchance first,its was not so easy..

stensen wrote:

Its asking for you email-adr and you pasword.

And you have to wait for some minutes to dovnload you mail from the mail server.

I try to use Exchance first,its was not so easy..

Hotmail does not support Exchange, that's why it is not so easy!

POP or Imap are the choices.

I have Hotmail in my Mac Mail box..

I am at the end of my tether with this! I can create the hotmail mailbox on the computer but no emails show up in the inbox or as sent items or anywhere. I can bizarrely send emails from the computer but it leaves no trace.

I have followed all instructions and I have visited the Genius Bar but I still have not managed to find a solution.

Has anyone heard from Microsoft? I am desperate!

thanks

stensen wrote:

I have Hotmail in my Mac Mail box..

Yes, and that means what?

Monstef wrote:

Has anyone heard from Microsoft? I am desperate!

thanks

Try asking in Microsofts forums.

Been there...

danced the dance...

nothing...

zilch...

na da....

I am realy at my wits end!!!

Tried EVERYTHING??!!

Just resigning to using hotmail off my browser...

There is one funny thing though...

I went out and purschased Airmail app as an alternative....

Funniest thing...

Hotmail is the only one of my five accounts that wont work there either?!!!!!!!

Wont even connect and set up an account?!

So Monstef...

you aint alone!

Post the settings you are using, post them in full (Imap or POP and SMTP)

Hotmail works just fine in Mail and Airmail on Mavericks,

I concur it MUST work fine for some people..

for me it simply doesnt!

Thanks for your inquiry though...

My settings and explanation of the problem are the exact same as is on this page and the preceeding one...

hope you dont mind giving them a look over....!!

Nothing seems to change however hard I try...

as for Airmail, it immediately gives me an error message at the get go

I contacted thier support staff tried thier new beta version, did not help... still waiting for them to reply back...

Thanks for your help..

really hope you CAN help!! 🙂

I can't, contact Microsoft, this is their product.