In an earlier post, I mentioned that Hotmail was now able to be configured in the iPhone’s Mail application, using POP3 access, directly to the MSN Live Hotmail service. No 3rd party tools required. No Hotmail Plus required.

After adding my Hotmail account to my iPhone, I dug into the settings to find out what the server details are. These should then be able to be used with any POP client:

Incoming Server

Server: pop3.live.com
Username: user@hotmail.com
Password: your hotmail password
Use SSL, port 995

If the option is available, ensure ‘delete messages from server’ is disabled.

Outgoing Server

Server: smtp.live.com
Username: user@hotmail.com
Password: your hotmail password
Use SSL, port 587