You did that in Thunderbird. Open the Tools menu, select Account Settings..., click the Add Account... button, then select New email account.
You will be prompted for the POP server information when you go through the screens to setup a new email account. John AngelRicardo wrote: > Have to enable something in the web? because In mine I dont find > anithing that said pop! > > On Mar 27, 11:17 am, BluesRenegade <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I hope you didn't send them your username and password, cause >> pop3life.com looks like a phishing address to me. >> >> I use the MS Live website. >> >> *_Hotmail POP settings:_* >> >> *Server: *pop3.live.com* >> UserName: *<your full hotmail address goes here>* >> Security Settings: *SSL (when you pick that, the Port setting up >> above should change to 995)* >> * >> _*Hotmail SMTP settings: >> *_*(under Outgoing Server account)* >> * >> Server name: *smtp.live.com* >> Port: *25* >> >> Check the box to: *Use name and Password* >> >> UserName: *<your full hotmail address goes here>* >> >> Use secure connection: *TLS, if available* >> >> *------------------------------ >> >> That should set you up and have you working!! >> >> John >> >> AngelRicardo wrote: >> >>> Hi I been trying this allso, and does not work i receive this messege >>> "Failed to conect to server pop3life.com", is something to be adjusted >>> in the web, because in the settings of my hotmail does not have >>> nothing to activate pop3 (like in gmail that said enable pop3) >>> By the way I fallow your instructions in the link you posted! >>> >>> PD My hotmail account is a very old one! >>> Thanks! >>> >>> On Mar 25, 8:15 pm, bgritzut <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I was trying to figure out how to get hotmail messages to Thunderbird >>>> with the new Pop3 when I came across your post. I got it to work >>>> following these instructions. Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2009/03/16/how-to-add-hotmail-t... >>>> >>>> The only problem I had after following this tutorial is: I went into >>>> account settings, and under server settings, i just used my name, >>>> whereas, it should've been **[email protected]. >>>> >>>> So again, tutorial seems straightforward enough (I too tried other >>>> tutorials without any luck, so this should definitely help you). >>>> >>>> By the way, the Pop3 is great, with webmail, it took a few minutes >>>> just to download a few messages, and if they had attachments, >>>> sometimes thunderbird would crash. But now, it only takes 2-3 seconds >>>> to download 10 emails. Its great!! >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
