Setting Up Your E-mail in Windows (Live) Mail

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Windows Mail to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Windows Mail 2010 Version 12, but settings are similar in other versions of Windows Mail, e.g. in Vista.
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To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Windows (Live) Mail

1. In Windows (Live) Mail, select Tools > Accounts.
   
2. Select the "Mail" tab in the Internet Accounts window and click "Add."
   
3. Enter the type of account Email and click Next
   
   
4. Enter your e-mail address, password, your name, checkmark Manyally configure... and click Next.
   
   
5. On the E-mail Server Names window, enter your information as follows:

My incoming mail server is a

POP3 server

Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server

mail.coolexample.com, where coolexample.com is your domain name.

Outgoing mail (SMTP) server

mail.coolexample.com

Click Next and Finish


6. Back to the list of accounts, sectect the account and click Properties
   
7. Click Finish.
   
   
   
8. Select the "Advanced" tab and change the "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" server port number to 25.
   
   Please note that some Internet Service Provider (ISP) force you to use their outgoing server by blocking port 25. In those cases, you may try port 2525 or 26, or contact your ISP for further instructions.
   
9. Click OK and close all windows.