How do I set up my email account in Windows Mail?

To send and receive emails using Windows Mail, you will need to create a profile in the software that holds all the information needed to connect to the mail server. Please follow the steps below.

1. Click on the 'Tools' menu, then on the 'Accounts' option in Windows Mail.
2. Click on the 'Add' button and select 'E-mail Account'.
3. Enter your name in the 'Display name' (eg. Joe Blogs) field and click 'Next'.
4. In the 'E-mail address' field enter the email address that you want your mail to be sent from (eg. joeblogs@example.com).
5. Select POP3 as the type of your incoming mail server (IMAP can be used if required).
6. Enter mail.example.com (replace example.com with your domain name) as both the 'Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server' and 'Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name'.
7. Check the 'My server requires authentication' option, before clicking 'Next'.
8. In the 'E-mail username' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of username@example.com. Enter your accounts password in the 'Password' field.
9. Click the 'Next' button, then click 'Finish'.

You should now be able to send and receive emails from Windows Mail.

Other Questions In This Category

• How do I add an alias to go to a users mailbox?
• What webmail system do you provide?
• Which mailing list application is installed on my account?
• How do I set up my email account in Outlook Express?
• How do I add a user (mailbox) to my account?
• More Articles..