How to set up your email account in Windows Live Mail

  • Open the Windows Live Mail program from the Start menu or Quick Launch toolbar
  • Click Add an e-mail account on the left of the window or go to Tools -> Accounts and select Add button. Next, choose E-mail Account
  • Enter your E-mail address
  • Enter the password which was supplied with the email address into the Password field. Check the Remember password checkbox. Please note the password is cAsE sEnsiTivE
  • The Display Name is the name that other people will in the From field see when you send them e-mail. It should be your department, name or position within the company. Click Next
  • Check the Manually configure server... checkbox. Click Next

Incoming Server Information:

  • My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
  • Set the Incoming server to mail.whateveryourdomainiscalled.com
  •  Ensure that Port is set to 110
  •  DO NOT check the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) checkbox
  •  Log on using is set to Clear text authentication
  •  Enter your full e-mail address as the Login ID

Outgoing Server Information

  •  Set the Outgoing server to mail.whateveryourdomainiscalled.com
  •  Set the Port to 25
  •  UNcheck This server requires a secure connection (SSL) checkbox
  •  Check the My outgoing server requires authentication checkbox
  • Click Next
  • Click Finish

Article ID: 15, Created On: 7/22/2011, Modified: 7/22/2011