Configuring Your POP or IMAP Email account in Microsoft Windows Live Mail

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Windows 7 Live Mail e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Windows Mail, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft mail including Outlook.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Windows 7 Live Mail

In Windows Mail, from the E-mail Accounts menu, select Properties - you will need to be on the correct email account to do this.

1. Firstly you will need to open your account on the mail menu under TOOLS then select ACCOUNTS
   
   
   
   
2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
   
   
   
   
3. Select EMAIL ACCOUNT then NEXT
   
   
   
   
4. Here you can enter your NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS & DISPLAY NAME
   
   
5. Select "Manually Configure Server..." then Next
   
   
   
   
6. Enter the following details as follows:
   For your server type, select POP3 or IMAP, and then click Next.
7. Incoming mail server
   mail.yourdomain.com.au PORT: 110 or 143 for SSL
8. Log on using: CLEAR TEXT AUTHENTICATION
9. Login ID:
   yourname@yourdomain.com.au
10. Outgoing mail server
    mail.yourdomain.com.au PORT: 587 or 465 for SSL
11. This server requires a secure connection (SSL) OPTIONAL
12. My Outgoing Server requires authentication - USE SAME SETTINGS AS INCOMING SERVER

Click Next and then Click Finish.

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