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Recent announcement by Microsoft about free POP3 access to Hotmail accounts has opened up the way for configuring Hotmail in Outlook Express. While there are multiple advantages of using the web-based email like the Hotmail, the configuration could allow you to view email once it is offline.

Configuring Hotmail account in Outlook Express

One can store more email and would have no fear of exceeding the hotmail allotted storage space when the hotmail account is configured into outlook express. No need to expand the hotmail storage space will come up in such situation either. Even when the user is offline they can read the email all over again giving a virtual image of coming from the Hotmail account.

Configuration is simple

Configuring Hotmail into Outlook Express is not a very difficult process. It is quite simple. Gathering the Hotmail account information like the username and passwords is necessary. Hotmail uses the HTTP server. Launching Outlook Express follow start/all programs/Outlook Express or clicking the desktop shortcut icon one has to find out the “Tools” menu and then click on the “Accounts” option. Thereafter the user would go to the “add” and “mail” options one after another. In the display box hit the “next” button and then select the HTTP as the incoming mail server. Once the option box comes up the confirmation message should be http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp in the server information box and if not go to the “next” button.

Final touch

Once all the above steps are completed just provide your username and all information relating to login on the next screen that appears and click “next” again and finally hit the “finish” button on the subsequent page. Outlook Express will ask the user whether he wants to download folders that are in the newly configured account. Answering in the confirmative will complete the Hotmail configuration into Outlook Express.

Gmail is often preferred by people owing to the variety of benefits that Google offers. Such benefits include chatting, sharing of documents and even calendars. While changing of email is normally a daunting task, Google makes it simple for the Hotmail account holders.

Gmail benefits

Gmail is free and it allows the user with the option to invite others with them. Procedure of inviting others to join Gmail is simple for any valid Gmail account holder. Getting higher space for use and email account is another benefit extended by Google to the Gmail account holders.

Step by step from Hotmail to Gmail

Open your Google account and store the username and password at a safe place so that you don’t forget them. Open the Hotmail account saving the contacts list as .CSV (dot-CSV) file by opening the contact folder, selecting “options” and “Export Contacts” in the list. Going back to Gmail account click on “contacts” located at the upper left side of Gmail page. Click on the word “import” and then “browse” respectively and you will find your CSV files imported. Invite contacts to create their Gmail account and tell them your new address by clicking “compose” with a clear subject line. With receipt of each confirmation email the new gmail address of recipient would show up in your contact list.

Enabling Gmail from Hotmail

Going to the Gmail account one is to select settings/accounts and click the “add mail account you own” tab. Microsoft is now offering free POP3 access to Hotmail accounts combined with Gmail. It lets us import mail from the POP3 account. Enabling Gmail interface from Hotmail account from the hotmail account and vice versa is the advantage one derives with the process. It means it is now possible to migrate to Gmail directly from Hotmail in result.