How to setup your outlook.com email account in Thunderbird 24

Steps:

1. Login to outlook.com to enable POP3 mail downloads
2. Click on Settings and then More mail settings

   

3. Select Connect devices and apps with POP

   

4. Select Enable and click on SAVE

   

5. Now open Thunderbird and select File->New->Existing Mail Account
6. Fill in your Name, Email address and Password and click on Continue
7. Set the following settings to the details below:
   INCOMING: POP3

   Server hostname: pop-mail.outlook.com
   Port: 995
   SSL: SSL/TLS
   Authentication: Normal password

   OUTGOING: SMTP

   Server hostname: smtp-mail.outlook.com
   Port: 587
   SSL: STARTTLS
   Authentication: Normal password

   

8. Click on Done