Can't set up hotmail.co.uk with mac mail

Question

Hello everyone, and thanks for your patience as I know very similar queries have been answered already in previous discussions.
I have just bought my first mac after years of pc use.
I would love to be able to access my hotmail.co.uk account through mac mail on os x tiger.
However, despite following all previous posts as accurately as I possibly can, this still won't work. For this reason, I have transcribed absolutely everything I enter into the account setup below, to see if anyone can see where I keep going wrong.
I have downloaded httpmail (http://www.automagic-software.com/products.php) as suggested on previous posts.
Also as suggested on a previous discussion, I have set mail to run using rosetta, to help deal with any complications I may face using my intel macbook.
My email address is [email protected]
Now, when I go to set up my account on mail, I enter:
PAGE 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
Account type: httpmail
Account description: Hotmail acccount
Full name: Alistair White
Email address: [email protected]
PAGE 2: INCOMING MAIL SERVER
Incoming mail server: www.hotmail.co.uk
Username: awhitetbn
Password: ******
I am then presented with the account summary:
Account description: Hotmail account
Full name: Alistair White
Email address: [email protected]
Username: awhitetbn
Incoming mail server: www.hotmail.co.uk
SSL: off
Outgoing mail server: services.msn.com:awhitetbn
SSL: off
Next page: Conclusion: a new account has been created.
Ok! All seems well, so I send a test email. However, I get the following message:
Cannot send message using the server services.msn.com:awhitetbn
Use the pop-up menu below to try a different outgoing mail server.
However, in the pop-up menu, the only option I have is:
send message using: HTTPmail:awhitetbn
I would dearly love this to work and I sense I am not far from the solution... If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Where am I going wrong?
Many many thanks
Alistair White

Answer 1

Hi there...
Setting up hotmail with mac mail isnt as straight forward as some other external email clients...Here are the instructions.
Access a Hotmail Account with Mac OS X Mail
To access a MSN Hotmail account with Mac OS X Mail:
›› Step by Step Screenshot Walkthrough
Make sure you have an MSN Hotmail Plus subscription for the Hotmail account you want to access in Mac OS X Mail.
Install httpmail for Mac OS X Mail.
Select Mail | Preferences... from the Mac OS X Mail menu.
Go to the Accounts category.
Click the + ("Create an account.") button.
Make sure httpmail is selected as the Account Type:.
Enter "Hotmail" (or something similar) as the Description: for this account.
Type your Hotmail address (something like "[email protected]") under Email Address:.
Enter your name under Full Name:.
Make sure the Incoming Mail Server: is set to "hotmail.com".
Enter your Hotmail user name ("hmmzl", for example) under User Name:.
Type your MSN Hotmail password under Password:.
Select None under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):.
Close the Accounts window.
Click Save.
Good Luck.