Hotmail to Gmail?

Question

Is there a way to bypass Outlook and have all my Outlook email directed to Gmail.

I'm sure Gmail would filter the junk mail since Microsoft can't!

I'm getting real tired of getting all the junk mail in Outlook!

Answer 1

Hello Charlie

Hi, I'm Karl and will be happy to help you today.

You can certainly se a forwarding rule to send all your email to your Gmail account but be aware that any forwarding rules only apply to items delivered to your <Inbox>

You can either set a global forwarding rule or individual <inbox> rules

Turn on or off automatic forwarding in Outlook.com

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/turn-o...

(auto-forwarding requires that you log into your account again even if you are already logged into the account)

Use inbox rules in Outlook.com

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/use-in...

This link will bring you to the <Inbox> rules

https://outlook.live.com/mail/0/options/mail/rules

Am aware that you didn't ask for this but as a FYI

The following is a standard reply I give to those who ask about a sudden increase in <spam> and <unexpected> log in attempts describing how email addresses are harvested which you may find of interest

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The usual source of a sudden increase in failed login attempts or spam mail received is that the email address was harvested by a hacker who breached a data base on a website where you subscribed to something. That database gets repeatedly sold to other hackers/spammers on the dark web.

Many people think that hackers penetrate the actual Microsoft servers to gain access to email accounts when that isn't the case. Instead they gain access to an actual account via any number of other ways including phishing emails.

You can check to see if the email address comes up on a breached database on the following website created/run by Microsoft MVP Troy Hunt.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Pwned websites

https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Epik

Other articles that may be of interest

The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

https://www.troyhunt.com/the-773-million-record...

How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?

https://www.lifewire.com/how-do-spammers-get-my...

Protect your privacy on the internet

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/409145...

Protect yourself from phishing

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pro...

*** if you find that the email address was on a breached website where a password was also entered, what you really do want to do is make sure that the same email address/password combination is NOT being used on other sites (i.e. Social Media, Facebook, Paypal, Amazon etc) and if that password is still the one being used on your email account - make sure to change it immediately. Not a question of <IF> a hacker will test those account(s) - just a matter of <WHEN>

Required Forum Disclaimer: Some of the above links are non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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