Domain names and emails

How to set up a POP account on Outlook.com (webmail)

You have created a POP email address linked to your domain name and you want to use Outlook.com (webmail) to manage your emails?

This tutorial will guide you through setting up the POP account on this online email service.

Important : Microsoft removed the ability to connect new accounts to Outlook.com on 10 May 2021.

Adjust the settings

Sign in to Outlook with your usual address (example@outlook.com).

Click the Settings menu (the cog) at the top right of your inbox, then at the bottom of the page click the View all Outlook settings link.

Settings 2019

In the next window, select Mail then Sync email.

In the Connected accounts section, click Other email accounts.

Enter the account name, then the email address to link to Outlook and its password. Finally, tick the box to Set up account manually (POP, IMAP or send-only account). 

Outlook account connection 2019

Set up the POP account

On the setup page for this new account, enter the email address to add and the password of this address.

The password can be found in the manager in Settings > Global settings > Domain names > Manage.

  • Server address : this information is available in your manager in Settings > Global settings > Domain names > Manage, then in the Servers section) and enter the Port : 995 for a POP account or 993 for an IMAP account.
  • The user name must be the email address. In the example opposite, the email address is contact@test-thomas.xyz, so the user name will also be contact@test-thomas.xyz.
  • Choose either "Send email using the Outlook server": this solution uses the Outlook services to send your emails, or "Send mail using your provider's server" and use the server of the domain name with port 465.
Outlook advanced settings
Outlook 2019 IMAP servers

To send messages from Outlook

To send a message with your domain, click New mail. Click the "From" field to choose which address to use to send the email.

You can send and receive a test email with an address on Outlook or on another email service.