IMPORTANT! Please ensure that you are using Postbox 7.0.63 or higher.
Email Settings
- In a browser, log out of all Microsoft accounts.
- Go to File > New > Mail Account.
- For your name, enter the full name from which your messages will appear.
- For Email Address, enter your full address including the domain name. For example, username@hotmail.com, or username@live.com, or username@outlook.com.
- For Description, enter the name you want to give this account in Postbox.
- For Password, enter your email account password.
- Click Continue. Postbox will then automatically figure out your server settings. If there is any trouble finding the correct settings, use the server settings below.
- Click Done.
Incoming (IMAP) Server
- Username: Your email address
- Server address: outlook.office365.com
- Port: 993
- Security: SSL
- Authentication: OAuth2 (Microsoft)
Outgoing (SMTP) Server
- Username: Your email address
- Server address: smtp.office365.com
- Port: 587
- Security: STARTTLS
- Authentication: OAuth2 (Microsoft)
Using POP?
Make sure to enable POP access on Outlook.com under Settings > Accounts > POP and IMAP.
Hotmail accounts set up over POP in Postbox must have a password of 16 characters or less. This is a limitation of the Hotmail service itself, even though you can use passwords longer than 16 characters when using Hotmail's webmail interface.
Make sure to enable POP access on Outlook.com under Settings > Accounts > POP and IMAP.
Hotmail accounts set up over POP in Postbox must have a password of 16 characters or less. This is a limitation of the Hotmail service itself, even though you can use passwords longer than 16 characters when using Hotmail's webmail interface.
Two-Step Verification (discontinued in September 2024)
If you are using Two-Step Verification, then you must generate an app password for Postbox.
- Go to the security settings for your Microsoft account at https://account.live.com/p.
- Scroll down to the App passwords section (which will only appear if you are using Two-Step Verification), and click on Create a new app password.
Use this password within the Postbox setup wizard.
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