Adding a Hotmail.co.uk email address to Mail in El Capitan

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Ok so I've been trying to add my @hotmail.co.uk email address to my mail app on my OSX El Capitan Macbook Pro.

I basically am clicking on add account> exchange>type details blah blah.... then i get this

please help

Lewis

MacBook Pro, iOS 9.2.1, 2009 Macbook Pro

Posted on Jan 27, 2016 8:54 AM

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Answer 1

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Instead of using the Exchange option. Choose Other, and use the server settings under "Apps that support IMAP and SMTP" here:

Use the following settings in your email app.

Incoming (IMAP) Server
- Server address: imap-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 993
- Encrypted Connection: SSL
Outgoing (SMTP) Server
- Server address: smtp-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 25 (or 587 if 25 is blocked)
- Authentication: Yes
- Encrypted Connection: TLS
User name: Your email address
Password: Your password

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