Hotmail POP3 access is finally available worldwide.In January, the feature trickled out to the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, as well as the Netherlands, and then arrived in the US and Brazil in February. here are the details you need to know for POP3:
POP server: pop3.live.com (Port 995)
POP SSL required? Yes
User name: Your Windows Live ID, for example yourname@hotmail.com
Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live
SMTP server: smtp.live.com (Port 25 or 587)
Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
TLS/SSL required? Yes
previously Microsoft support DeltaSync that is proprietary Microsoft communications protocol for synchronizing web services with offline clients. Windows Live Hotmail is exposed to offline clients using DeltaSync, and Outlook Connector and the Windows Live Mail client use it for offline access. Microsoft is pushing for this protocol instead of POP3 or IMAP4 for supporting various advanced features like contacts, calendar, notes synchronizing. Using the DeltaSync protocol, Microsoft intends to provide a common platform for any compatible device to implement a client which can two-way synchronize mail, contacts, calendar and notes.
DeltaSync is more robust as compare to POP3 but POP3 is more commonly used and widely accepted protocol specially on mobile devices.
How to Setup Windows Live and Hotmail pop3 account
