How to Set Up Third-Party Emails in Outlook

Table of Contents

1. Mail Server Settings for Hotmail
2. Yahoo! Mail Settings
3. Google Gmail Settings
4. For Outlook.com: See Outlook.com Mail Server Settings
5. AOL Mail Settings

Mail Server Settings for Hotmail

If you are using Microsoft Outlook and the Outlook Connector, you can define your Hotmail account just like any regular POP3 email account:
Hotmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.live.com (log in using Secure Password Authentication - SPA, mail server port: 995)
Hotmail Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.live.com (TLS enabled, port 587)

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Yahoo! Mail Settings

Yahoo Mail offers standard POP3 access for receiving emails incoming through your Yahoo mailbox, by using your favorite email client software. To setup your email client for working with your Yahoo account, you must select the POP3 protocol and use the following mail server settings:

• Yahoo Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 465)
• Yahoo Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 995)

POP Yahoo! Mail Plus email server settings:

• Yahoo Plus Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 995)
• Yahoo Plus Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 465, use authentication)

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Google Gmail Settings

The Google Gmail service offers email client access for retrieving and sending emails through your Gmail account. However, for security reasons, Gmail uses POP3 over an SSL connection, so make sure your email client supports encrypted SSL connections.

• Google Gmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 995)
• Outgoing Mail Server - use the SMTP mail server address provided by your local ISP or smtp.gmail.com (TLS enabled, port 587)

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For Outlook.com: See Outlook.com Mail Server Settings

The MSN email service allows you to use the MSN, POP3, and SMTP servers to access your MSN mailbox.

• MSN Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.email.msn.com (port 110, using Secure Password Authentication - SPA)
• MSN Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.email.msn.com (select "My outgoing server requires authentication")

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AOL Mail Settings

The AOL email service is a web-based system, designed for managing your AOL mailbox using HTTP IMAP access. Unlike Hotmail, you can use any email client to access your AOL mailbox, as long as it supports the IMAP protocol.

• AOL Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) - imap.aol.com (port 143)
• AOL Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.aol.com

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