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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!


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Revision as of 13:07, 21 April 2022

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.

  1. In Outlook.com, click on your profile image.
  2. Click My Microsoft account (Dutch: Mijn Microsoft-account).
  3. Go to the tab Your info (Dutch: Je gegevens).
  4. Under Account info (Dutch: Rekeninggegevens) click on: Sign-in preferences (Dutch: Aanmeldingsvoorkeuren).
  5. You will have to log in again to proceed. Click Add email (Dutch: E-mailadres toevoegen).
  6. 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.
  7. Click Add alias (Dutch: Alias toevoegen).
  8. Confirm your request using the link or code, you just received via an email on the address you provided.

You can now send emails in Outlook.com from this address:

  1. In Outlook.com, click New message (Dutch: Nieuw bericht).
  2. Click on From (Dutch: Van) and select the email address.
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