API for outlook.com

Question

Is there a current or planned API for retrieving or sending email through outlook.com? I can't seem to find if this is or will be supported through POP, IMAP, Exchange or what. The Live Connect Developer Center doesn't seem to mention outlook.com yet.

Answer 1

I couldn't find a lot (it's all pretty new)

A reference to Azure and the Outlook.com app marketplace

And an MSDN reference that looks promising but doesn't state anything about Outlook.com but my bet is you can use these APIs to connect to Outlook.com too (or soon)

Answer 2

While this may not be the whole answer for everyone, my Palm came up with these settings on its own, and they seem to work:

Incoming mail server:

• pop3.live.com
• SSL encryption
• Port 995

Outgoing mail server:

• smtp.live.com
• Use authentication: on
• TLS encryption
• Port 587

This seems to agree with the community info provided in Microsoft Answers.

Answer 3

Outlook.com now supports IMAP.

MSDN Reference for Outlook.com IMAP

Answer 4

I don't know if it means anything now, but Microsoft has released what we need

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/live/hh826535