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

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Make sure "POP" is selected under "Account Type:"
Click

Click "Continue" again

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  • 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.

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