Setting up Hotmail IMAP in Mozilla Thunderbird

Question

So I've been trying to get hotmail setup in Thunderbird but I cannot get it to work. I know hotmail IMAP works fine in Windows Live Mail. How can I get it to work in Thunderbird?

Solution 1

From the Thunderbird FAQ:

Can I access my Yahoo!, Hotmail, Lycos (Europe), MailDotCom, Gmail, and Libero WebMail account through Thunderbird?

Yes. The Webmail extension integrates web site based email accounts into Thunderbird, allowing Thunderbird to download and to send emails using the web site. Some services may require a subscription for this type of access. Current information on the Webmail extension, supported services, and other add-ons for web based email can be found at the WebMail development site.

So you can do it, but not through IMAP.

Solution 2

You need the Webmail extension for Firefox.

See also Using webmail with your email client.

Comments

[Bastian Ebeling]

You think IMAP is working in WindowsLiveMail, but this is not true: It is a proprietary protocol (only available to MS). So sad but true.

[Bastian Ebeling]

This answer is not really helpful, as gmail is NOT reading the folders from Hotmail.

[Bastian Ebeling]

But only with POP3 - not IMAP as requested.

[Bastian Ebeling]

IzyMail is Not Free IzyMail provides great access to free Windows Live Hotmail accounts, but it is not itself free. You can try the service for free, though. (cited from email.about.com/od/windowslivehotmailtips/qt/et_izymail.htm)