Summary:
Windows Live Hotmail now provides the ability to forward messages from a Hotmail type account to one other email address
Forwarding is possible to another Hotmail type account(email address) or a third party email address
Hotmail type accounts are of the form Hotmail.com, Live.com, Msn.com etc.(This also includes other country specific derivatives of the same domain(e.g. Hotmail.nl, Live.de, Msn.uk.co)
Forwarding is capable from Hotmail, Hotmail Plus, and MSN Premium(primary and subaccounts)
Hotmail account holders now have the option to retain a copy of forwarded messages in the Hotmail account’s inbox
Reference:
1. Windows Live Solution Center – Sending and Receiving Mail
Thread Title: ‘forwarding my emails from my hotmail account to another email’
2. ‘Live Views’ – by vasudev Windows Live MVP
Post Title: ‘Forward messages in the New Hotmail to any mail account now available to all – Restrictions removed’
Instructions:
1. Sign-in to http://mail.live.com to access your account.
2. In the upper-right corner of the Windows Live Hotmail home page click Options, then More options on the drop down menu.
3. Under ‘Managing your account’, click ‘Email Forwarding’ to access the forwarding options to add another e-mail account. One can forward mail to **one** other email account.
4. Click the radio option ‘Forward your mail to another email account’
5. Enter the email address where messages should be forwarded in the dialog box titled ‘Where do your want your messages to be sent?
6. To retain a copy of forwarded messages in your Hotmail Inbox check the item ‘Keep a copy of forwarded messages in your Windows Live Hotmail inbox’.
7. Click Save
Comments:
This feature (Hotmail Forwarding) did not receive much publicity from Microsoft or the Windows Live Team. Quite a few internet search engines continue to primarily yield articles stating a Hotmail Plus account is required which (as the July 2010) is no longer correct.
Support for Windows Live Hotmail can be obtained in the Windows Live Solution Center
Questions regarding Hotmail ‘Forwarding’ should be posted in the Sending and Receiving Mail Forum
Revisions:
Aug 15, 2010: Draft Version – which sat in abnormal obscurity in the ‘assumption laboratory’ for too long
Dec 8, 2010 : Original Publish Date ( Enjoy! <vbg> )
Filed under: Windows Live Hotmail Tagged: Help, How-To, MSN, Windows Live, Windows Live Essentials, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail Plus