Evolution mail configuration with Hotmail on Ubuntu

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Configuring Evolution mail with a Hotmail account on Ubuntu requires specific settings for both incoming and outgoing mail. Begin by setting your identity with the Hotmail address within Evolution's preferences. For receiving email, configure the server type as POP, pointing to pop3.live.com, using SSL encryption and password authentication for your username. Sending email involves setting the server type to SMTP, using smtp.live.com on port 25 or 587, enabling server authentication with TLS encryption and plain authentication. Completing these steps will enable full Hotmail functionality within Evolution.

Evolution mail now is the default Email client on Ubuntu. When we configure this mail client with Hotmail. The steps should be followed.

 
Step 1: Open Evolution mail through Applications->Internet->Evolution mail 
 
Step 2: Goto Edit->Preferences
 
Step 3 : Click Add button or double click on the added mail account.
 
Step 4 : On the Identity tab, fill the Hotmail account you want to use. 
 
Step 5 : On "Receiving email" Tab, 
             Server Type select "POP", 
             Server field : "pop3.live.com"          
             Username field "[email protected]"
             Security : "SSL Encryption"
             Authentication type : "PASSWORD"
 
Step 6: On "Sending email" Tab :
             Server type : "SMTP"
             Server ; "smtp.live.com:(port)" 25 or 587
             Check "Server requires authentication"
             Security ; "TLS"
             Authentication : "PLAIN"
             Username : "[email protected]"
 
Step 7 : CLick OK. You are done.
UBUNTU EVOLUTION MAIL HOTMAIL CONFIGURAT

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Anonymous
Oct 27, 2017 at 10:51 pm
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Well, here it is nearing Nov. 2018 and still no one has come up with a way to get Evolution to Send Hotmail e-mail (Ubuntu Mate). EVERY setting that people have offered since 2010 (at least) have not worked. The 587 port is not blocked by my server/ISP since it works with my Windows PC perfectly well. I can receive mail just fine (imap) but no matter what setting I try sending messages fails. Same message similar to this:
"Error reading 'smtp.live.com' Name ot service not knowm"