How to Access Free Windows Live Hotmail with Mac OS X Mail Using MacFreePOPs

By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com Guide

• Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
• Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" under Description:.
• Enter "localhost" (without the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
  • If you run into problems using "localhost", try "127.0.0.1".
• Type your full Windows Live Hotmail address under User Name:.
  • Mac OS X Mail probably has already entered your user name, and it's enough to append "@hotmail.com" to complete the address.
• Click Continue.
• Click Continue again, ignoring the error. We'll take care of that in a bit.