Outlook.com accounts can be configured as Exchange accounts in Outlook 2010 and up. Outlook 2007 users will be able to set the accounts up as Microsoft Exchange until October 31 2017, after which they will need to upgrade or use POP3 or IMAP. Outlook 2007 supports only one Exchange account and users with more than one Outlook.com or Exchange account in their profile will need to use IMAP for the additional accounts (or new profiles). Outlook 2003 users will still need to use POP3 or IMAP. See ' for the steps to remove the connector accounts and set it up as Exchange or IMAP. You can use IMAP or POP3 with Outlook.com accounts if you don't want to use Microsoft Exchange, such as, if you only need email or are using Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 and more than one Exchange account. You can access your Outlook.com email with any email client that supports IMAP, including Outlook 2011, Thunderbird, and more.

Set up a new account with your access data in an IMAP-capable program such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Outlook or Eudora at the remote computer Amigo [ Reply ] When I try to set up an imap mail account, iOS 6 automatically sets up a pop3 mail account. Outlook Anywhere is not enabled and not required for any other purpose so I decided to setup Imap. Specs for microsoft outlook for mac. Issues with port 25 out of Chile so setup secondary port of 1012. All working when I setup on Outlook 2010 PC locally in the UK with users credentials.

If you are only using Outlook.com for email and don't need to sync Outlook.com calendar and contacts to your desktop, setting the account up as an IMAP account could be a better option. Outlook 2007 doesn't support multiple Exchange accounts in one profile but you can add additional Outlook.com accounts to your profile as IMAP. To set up an Outlook.com IMAP account in Outlook, you'll need to use the manual setup option. Server settings are below; don't forget to set the Outgoing Server tab (in More Settings) to authenticate with the mail server. These steps work with migrated Outlook.com accounts. Note that Outlook 2003 users will need to use port 25 or port 587 and SSL, not TLS, to send mail. Field Value Incoming IMAP Server: imap-mail.outlook.com alternate servers: imap.outlook.com or outlook.office365.com Server port: 993 Encryption: SSL Outgoing SMTP Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com Server port: 587 Encryption: TLS Note: if imap-mail.outlook.com seems slow to download mail, try using outlook.office365.com as the incoming server name instead.

How to setup an IMAP account You'll need to use the manual setup option when you configure an Outlook.com IMAP account in Outlook. • Select Manual setup or additional server types and then click Next. • Choose POP or IMAP from the next screen. • Enter your display name and email address and the Outlook.com IMAP server names. Use your email address for the account name and enter your password. Incoming mail server: imap-mail.outlook.com (imap.outlook.com or outlook.office365.com will also work) Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp-mail.outlook.com • Click More Settings.