I have had an Hotmail account since 1997 (i.e. Don't ask me to switch - have hundreds of filters and folders and thousands of contacts) and I recently switched to a Mac and I am looking for a Mac client that would deliver the same functionality as Windows Live Mail did in my PC. Also, don't ask me to forward/import to Gmail.
I have tried that numerous times - Gmail fails at importing filter rules or nested folders properly from Hotmail and it also has numerous issues with sync and contacts etc when importing from Hotmail. The Mail.app only supports POP3 for Hotmail which I hate because it is only local sync - I am looking for either IMAP/DeltaSync/Exchange (i.e. 2-way sync) for my Hotmail to work in Mac.
Hi REL12561 and jeffro335, Thank you for posting here in Microsoft Community. Let me help you resolve your issue. If you wish to configure your Outlook.com account to an email app, please refer to this article then apply the following settings from your account to your email client. Outlook is an email client for PCs and Macs. When you set up an Exchange account on an iOS device, it uses Exchange ActiveSync. There is no 'easier way' that I know of to change the password on the phone.
I tried Postbox/Sparrow Lite/Outlook in Mac Office 2011/Thunderbird with webmail plugin/Eudora and none worked. I tried mBox for Mac and it worked great for about 2 weeks and now it stopped working with the new Lion Mail.app update. In anycase, mBox has been out of development since 2009. I looked at IzyMail but I am not willing to pay a subscription - I don't mind paying a one time fee though.
Hotmail used Exchange ActiveSync which works well on my iPhone. Mac's Mail program works with many Exchange servers, so I am really confused why Mac Mail cannot ActiveSync with my Hotmail account which apparently supports Exchange. I just want a mail client that truly syncs with Hotmail. Information to a POP3 clients flows one way so the Mac cannot update the server with read status, reply status and more. I am willing to pay for a solution and I just can't find such a software! I am also willing to pay a one-time fee for an IMAP gateway too and I can't find any such thing either.
Is it really that hard to get Hotmail working in Mac? This is by far the best way to go. Sure, a bit of pain importing in your old folders, but it is possible.
I'd setup a gmail account first and create all your rules/filters/labels. Then I'd go into your hotmail, move all your email from the folders back into your inbox and mark them all as unread. Then let gmail import them all into gmail. It will do all the filtering/labelling based on your rules.
Once you've done this, configure gmail in Mail.app and your iPhone. You can even configure gmail to send email with your hotmail email address. A little pain but a lot of gain. – Apr 25 '11 at 8:45 •. I'll +1 this as well.
No one will know you are using gmail or IMAP to send/receive hotmail. You don't have to lose that account - just the restrictions in using each message with a server that doesn't sync. When most people realize that the from field still shows hotmail, replies still go to hotmail, and their messages from hotmail get tagged/organized in gmail they make the jump. I don't care if my neighbor drops my mail off at the post office - as long as it doesn't delay my mail and isn't hard to set up or understand - passing POP through IMAP is very feasable to allow true syncing.
– Apr 25 '11 at 18:54 •. The basis of your question rests on the fact that you're not willing to relinquish your hotmail account. Of course, this may be reasonable because, amongst other reasons, all of your contacts have the email address, you're comfortable with how it works, etc.