Which SMTP setting to use to send mail with a Hotmail address
Windows Live Hotmail is now Outlook.
Windows Live Hotmail was Microsoft’s free web-based email service.
It was designed to be accessed via the web from any machine on the internet.
A few thousand beta testers first used it in 2005, then millions more by the end of 2006.
Outlook Mail is now the official name of Microsoft’s email service.
Windows Live Hotmail email addresses can only send messages through anemail clientif the correctSMTPserver tweaks are used.
SMTP servers are necessary for every email service because they tell email clients how to send messages.
The SMTP controls for your Hotmail account are only relevant for sending messages.
