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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.
{{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.}}


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.
{{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.


#Click on the gear icon at the top right and choose '''Connected accounts''' (Dutch: '''Verbonden accounts''')
# In Outlook.com, click on your profile image.
#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.
# Click '''My Microsoft account''' (Dutch: '''Mijn Microsoft-account''').
#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''')
# Go to the tab '''Your info''' (Dutch: '''Je gegevens''').
#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.
# Under '''Account info''' (Dutch: '''Rekeninggegevens''') click on: '''Sign-in preferences''' (Dutch: '''Aanmeldingsvoorkeuren''').
#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!
# 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.
 
You can now send emails in Outlook.com from this address:
 
# In Outlook.com, click '''New message''' (Dutch: '''Nieuw bericht''').
# Click on '''From''' (Dutch: '''Van''') and select the email address.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 13 October 2024

WarningOngoing 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.


NoticeAdding 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.

  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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