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Microsoft upgrades all Hotmail s to Outlook.com; adds SMTP send and deeper SkyDrive integration

Microsoft upgrades all Hotmail s to Outlook.com; adds SMTP send and deeper SkyDrive integration 4o6p1y

By Anupam Saxena | Updated: 3 May 2013 13:59 IST

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Microsoft has successfully completed the transition of migrating Hotmail s to Outlook.com.

The company informs that it has over 400 million active Outlook.com s, including 125 million that are using email, calendar and s on a mobile device using Exchange ActiveSync. Microsoft claims that it was able to migrate about 300 million Hotmail s equaling exchange of more than 150 million GB of data preserving s' mail, calendar, s, folders, and personal preferences, in 6 weeks time.

Microsoft has also announced new features for Outlook.com s including the ability to send mail via SMTP and deeper integration with SkyDrive.

With SMTP send, s will be able to send emails with different email address without the recipient knowing that the email was sent from their Outlook.com address. Earlier, the 'from' field used to display the 's other email ID as well. Now the mail goes through the other service's SMTP server directly. s can configure to just send or send and receive another email ID's mail via Outlook.com through their Mail settings. Microsoft will be rolling out the new SMTP send capability worldwide in the coming weeks.

The Redmond giant has also added deeper SkyDrive integration to Outlook.com's compose screen. s can now choose files directly from their SkyDrive and the service will automatically insert right thumbnails with links that have the right permissions for specific people that receive the email. If s insert pictures from SkyDrive, the service generates a photo mail automatically, allowing s to edit the message, and add or remove files and pictures from the new message compose screen. The integration has started rolling out and will be available across the world in the coming weeks, according to Microsoft.

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