Add an alias in Hotmail/Outlook - Revision history

Bert at 22:36, 13 October 2024

2024-10-13T22:36:46Z

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			{{warning\|Ongoing issues for Hotmail/Outlook\|Recently, several users have been unable to send email through aliases using Hotmail/Outlook due to a bug on the side of Microsoft. For now it's unclear if this issue will be fixed or if this functionality is permanently broken.}}

	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}
	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Milanmeu at 12:39, 10 May 2023

2023-05-10T12:39:58Z

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	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Milanmeu at 12:39, 10 May 2023

2023-05-10T12:39:37Z

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	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}
	~~{{SMTPnotice\|a forwarder as an alias}}~~

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Bert at 11:31, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T11:31:07Z

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	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}
	{{SMTPnotice}}		{{SMTPnotice\|a forwarder as an alias}}

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Bert at 11:13, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T11:13:02Z

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	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}
			{{SMTPnotice}}
	{{notice\|To use a forwarder as an alias, access to the KU Leuven SMTP server is required\|Since 24 February 2023 not all students have access to this server by default any more. If you are unable to send emails after following our documentation, then you may want to register on https://ulyssis.org/smtp/ for SMTP access.}}

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Bert at 05:09, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T05:09:51Z

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	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}

			{{notice\|To use a forwarder as an alias, access to the KU Leuven SMTP server is required\|Since 24 February 2023 not all students have access to this server by default any more. If you are unable to send emails after following our documentation, then you may want to register on https://ulyssis.org/smtp/ for SMTP access.}}

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Bert at 23:49, 14 August 2022

2022-08-14T23:49:21Z

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	{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam.}}		{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam. You can circumvent this issue by using Thunderbird or another email provider. Please refer to [[Using a forwarder as an alias]] for some potential alternatives.}}

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Bert at 23:47, 14 August 2022

2022-08-14T23:47:35Z

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			{{notice\|Adding an alias to Hotmail/Outlook is not advised\|Hotmail/Outlook does not use a relevant SMTP server, for example the one of the KU Leuven, to send emails as an alias. This may cause recipients to automatically reject your email or mark it as spam.}}

	You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

Milanmeu: Instructies aangepast aan nieuwe Outlook UI.

2022-04-21T12:07:51Z

Instructies aangepast aan nieuwe Outlook UI.

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	You may want to send e-mail from ~~Hotmail~~ using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. ~~Hotmail~~ allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. ~~Hotmail~~ will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.		You may want to send e-mail from Outlook.com using your @ulyssis.org address, or another domain name that you use for your account. Outlook.com allows you to do this by configuring a few settings. Because you should only be able to send mails from an e-mail address you actually own, make sure that you configured receiving mails before starting this process. Outlook.com will send a confirmation mail to the provided e-mail address to confirm that you own it.

	~~Note that~~ Outlook'~~s SMTP~~ will ~~still add your original~~ address as ~~"Sender"~~ in the ~~mail headers~~. ~~Depending on~~ the ~~recipient's mail client~~, ~~he might still see this. If~~ you ~~use a local mail client,~~ you ~~might be able to avoid this by using a custom SMTP server~~.		# In Outlook.com, click on your profile image.
			# Click '''My Microsoft account''' (Dutch: '''Mijn Microsoft-account''').
			# Go to the tab '''Your info''' (Dutch: '''Je gegevens''').
			# Under '''Account info''' (Dutch: '''Rekeninggegevens''') click on: '''Sign-in preferences''' (Dutch: '''Aanmeldingsvoorkeuren''').
			# You will have to log in again to proceed. Click '''Add email''' (Dutch: '''E-mailadres toevoegen''').
			# Select '''Add an existing email address as a Microsoft account alias''' (Dutch: '''Een bestaand e-mailadres als een Microsoft-accountalias toevoegen''') and fill in the email address you want to send from.
			# Click '''Add alias''' (Dutch: '''Alias toevoegen''').
			# Confirm your request using the link or code, you just received via an email on the address you provided.

	~~#Click on the gear icon at the top right and search for '''Connected accounts''' (Dutch~~: ~~'''Verbonden accounts''').~~		You can now send emails in Outlook.com from this address:
	#~~On this page~~, ~~you see the title '''Email aliases''' (Dutch: '''E-mailaliassen''') with a link~~ '''~~Manage or choose a primary alias~~''' (Dutch: '''~~Primaire alias beheren of kiezen~~''') ~~below. Click it. You will have to log in again to proceed~~.
	#Click on '''~~Add Email~~''' (Dutch: '''~~E-mailadres toevoegen~~''') and ~~choose~~ the ~~second option: '''Add an existing~~ email address ~~as a Microsoft account alias''' (Dutch: '''Een bestaand e-mailadres als een Microsoft-accountalias toevoegen''')~~. ~~Fill in the e-mail address you want to use to send mail from, and click '''Add alias''' (Dutch: '''Alias toevoegen''')~~		# In Outlook.com, click '''New message''' (Dutch: '''Nieuw bericht''').
	~~#At this point, you should receive an e-mail on the address you just provided. It will contain a URL to confirm adding the alias. Click it.~~		# Click on '''From''' (Dutch: '''Van''') and select the email address.
	~~#At this point, you have confirmed that you are the owner of the e-mail address. Congratulations, you can now use it to send mail!~~

	[[Category:Mail]]		[[Category:Mail]]

Tim at 09:18, 29 September 2019

2019-09-29T09:18:00Z

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	Note that Outlook's SMTP will still add your original address as "Sender" in the mail headers. Depending on the recipient's mail client, he might still see this. If you use a local mail client, you might be able to avoid this by using a custom SMTP server.		Note that Outlook's SMTP will still add your original address as "Sender" in the mail headers. Depending on the recipient's mail client, he might still see this. If you use a local mail client, you might be able to avoid this by using a custom SMTP server.

	#Click on the gear icon at the top right and ~~choose~~ '''Connected accounts''' (Dutch: '''Verbonden accounts''')		#Click on the gear icon at the top right and search for '''Connected accounts''' (Dutch: '''Verbonden accounts''').
	#~~At the bottom~~ you see the title '''Email aliases''' (Dutch: '''E-mailaliassen''') with a link '''Manage or choose a primary alias''' (Dutch: '''Primaire alias beheren of kiezen''') below. Click it. You will have to log in again to proceed.		#On this page, you see the title '''Email aliases''' (Dutch: '''E-mailaliassen''') with a link '''Manage or choose a primary alias''' (Dutch: '''Primaire alias beheren of kiezen''') below. Click it. You will have to log in again to proceed.
	#Click on '''Add Email''' (Dutch: '''E-mailadres toevoegen''') and choose the second option: '''Add an existing email address as a Microsoft account alias''' (Dutch: '''Een bestaand e-mailadres als een Microsoft-accountalias toevoegen'''). Fill in the e-mail address you want to use to send mail from, and click '''Add alias''' (Dutch: '''Alias toevoegen''')		#Click on '''Add Email''' (Dutch: '''E-mailadres toevoegen''') and choose the second option: '''Add an existing email address as a Microsoft account alias''' (Dutch: '''Een bestaand e-mailadres als een Microsoft-accountalias toevoegen'''). Fill in the e-mail address you want to use to send mail from, and click '''Add alias''' (Dutch: '''Alias toevoegen''')
	#At this point, you should receive an e-mail on the address you just provided. It will contain a URL to confirm adding the alias. Click it.		#At this point, you should receive an e-mail on the address you just provided. It will contain a URL to confirm adding the alias. Click it.