cynthia thanks for the psot but sad to say your hotmail configuration does no work for me. is this still the way you’re setting up hotmail with thebat
The Bat! – Gmail, Hotmail, and Hostgator Email Account Settings For POP3 and SMTP
When I first got The Bat!, it took a lot of trial and error to figure out which POP3 and SMTP settings to use to setup my email accounts. It also didn’t help that there was conflicting information everywhere on what the actual settings are. These are my own POP3 and SMTP settings for Gmail, Hotmail, and Hostgator email accounts. They are working 100%, so there’s no reason why they shouldn’t work for you.
I’m currently using The Bat version 4.2.18 Christmas Edition 4.2.36.4
When adding a new email account, don’t check use “APOP.” Never seems to work for me.
Gmail
Send Mail (outgoing)
SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com | Authentication: Check Perform SMTP Authentication, Same user/password as for Mail Retrieval
Connection: Secure to regular port (STARTTLS) | Port: 587
Receive Mail (incoming)
Mail server: pop.gmail.com | Authentication: Regular
User: gmailusername
Password: yourpassword
Connection: Secure to dedicated port (TLS) | Port: 995
Hotmail
Send Mail (outgoing)
SMTP server: smtp.live.com | Authentication: Check Perform SMTP Authentication, Same user/password as for Mail Retrieval
Connection: Secure to regular port (STARTTLS) | Port: 25
Receive Mail (incoming)
Mail server: pop3.live.com | Authentication: Regular
User: hotmailusername@live.com (or hotmail.com)
Password: yourpassword
Connection: Secure to dedicated port (TLS) | Port: 995
Hostgator’s Email Accounts
* This should work for other hosts, if not, ask your web host). If the screenshot below doesn’t load, just click on it.
When adding a new Hostgator e-mail account, remember to check “My smtp server requires authentication for sending mail.”
The Bat's Hostgator Email Account Settings Screenshot
Send Mail (outgoing)
SMTP server: mail.yourdomain.com | Authentication: Check Perform SMTP Authentication, Same user/password as for Mail Retrieval
Connection: Regular | Port: 26
Receive Mail (incoming)
Mail server: mail.yourdomain.com | Authentication: Regular
User: xxxxx@yourdomain.com
Password: yourpassword
Connection: Regular | Port: 110
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4 comments - add yours
john locke
May 10, 2010
Cynthia
May 11, 2010
Hi John, thanks a lot for your comment. I looked over the settings and realized I made a tiny mistake.
The SMTP setting is “smtp.live.com” and NOT “smtp.gmail.live.com”. Accidentally slipped ‘gmail’ in there.
The rest of the hotmail settings are correct, and is what I’m using to retrieve mail from my hotmail accounts.
– Cynthia
Florane
May 19, 2010
Thanks Cynthia ….all work.
elwoode
August 20, 2010
I can confirm that the hotmail settings dont work for me either. It is strange as the same settings work when I use Thunderbird email, Eudora and others.