- Step 1:To solve Mac mail hotmail SMTP offline issue, Check the outgoing mail server settings for your Hotmail account in Mail.
- Step 2: If the issue persists, try adding the SMTP server details manually.
- Step 3: Close the Mail application on your Mac if it is kept open.
- Step 4: Go to the Apple icon on the top-left corner of the Mac desktop.
- Step 5: Select the System Preferences option from the list.
- Step 6: Navigate to Internet Accounts and select the Hotmail account, which shows SMTP offline error. Then, click on the Minus icon next to the email address of the account.
- Step 7: Your existing Hotmail account will be removed from the Mail application.
- Step 8: Now, restart your Mac device.
- Step 9: Click and open the Mail app from the Dock for solving Mac mail hotmail SMTP offline problem.
- Step 10: Go to the Mail menu and select the Add Account option from the list.
- Step 11: Select the Other Mail Account option and click Continue.
- Step 12: In the Add a Mail Account window, type your name, email address, and password of the email account.
- Step 13: When the Incoming Mail Server window appears, select POP as the Account type.
- Step 14: Enter Description as Hotmail, and type incoming mail server as pop-mail.outlook.com. In the Server port section, enter 995 and choose the TLS connection.
- Step 15: Give the username followed by @hotmail.com in the suffix, and enter the password. Then, click Continue.
- Step 16: In the Outgoing Mail Server window, enter outgoing mail server as smtp-mail.outlook.com. Give the port number as 587 and select the TLS connection. Then, click the Sign In button.
- Step 17: Checkmark the Mail and Notes option, to use with the Hotmail account and click Done.
- Step 18:After fixing Mac mail hotmail SMTP offline issue, Go to the Hotmail section under the Inbox section to view your account.
