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Open in new tab Setting Up Windows Mail®
Technical Manual: Configuration and Setup
Document Updated: 2/07
Note: Windows Mail is the successor to Outlook Express,
and it ships with Windows Vista.
Setting Up Windows Mail Email Accounts
1. To set up your mail account, select Tools / Accounts.
2. Click Add, from the Internet Accounts window, which
will open a setup wizard.
To continue the setup process, navigate through the
following windows in the setup wizard:
1. In the Select Account Type window, choose Email
Account and click Next after completing each step of
the process to continue to move through the wizard.
5. In the next window, Internet Logon, enter your E-mail
username, such as myname@mydomain.com.
2. In the Your Name window, enter the name you want to
display as sender, which may include your real name or
company name.
3. In the Internet E-mail Address window, please specify
your address in the E-mail address field.
4. In the next window, Set up e-mail servers, you’ll enter
6. Under Password, enter the user password to access
your account and click Remember password to store
this setting.
the following information:
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Incoming e-mail server type—Choose POP3 from
the drop-down menu.
Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server—Enter
pop.emailsrvr.com.
• Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name—Enter
smtp.emailsrvr.com.
• Check the box labeled Outgoing server requires
authentication.
Note: If you do not choose Remember password, you will
be prompted to manually enter a password whenever you
access your mailbox via Windows Mail.
7. In the Congratulations window, if you don’t want to
download all your messages, check the box labeled Do
not download my e-mail at this time. Otherwise, you
can leave this setting unchecked.
8. Click Finish to store your settings.
Note: Repeat the above process for each additional
account that you want to add.
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Changing Outgoing (SMTP) Server Settings
If you experience trouble sending mail, it is likely that your
ISP is blocking the default Port 25; this is a very common
process that’s designed to protect the service from
spammers. To fix this problem, follow these steps:
1. Select Tools / Accounts.
2. Select your email account from the list in the dialog
box, and choose Properties to bring up the settings
window.
3. Click on the Advanced tab.
4. In the text field labeled Outgoing mail (SMTP), replace
the port number with 587.
5. Click Apply to store your settings and then OK to close
the dialog box.
6. Click on the Advanced tab.
7. In the section labeled Incoming mail (POP3), check
This server requires a secure connection (SSL), and
enter port number 995.
8. In the section labeled Outgoing mail (SMTP), check
This server requires a secure connection (SSL), and
enter port number 465 or 587.
9. Click Apply to store your settings and then OK to close
the dialog box.
Note: Some ISPs do not allow their customers to use
third-party SMTP servers. If you encounter this problem,
you will need to use the ISP’s outgoing servers instead for
the messages you send.
Leaving a Copy of Messages on the Server
1. To leave a copy of messages on the server, select
Assigning SSL Secure Server Settings
Tools / Accounts.
The SSL protocol allows you to send and receive secure
mail messages to and from your email server. The setting,
though, doesn’t apply to your messages once they leave
the email server.
2. Select your email account from the list in the dialog
box, and choose Properties to bring up the settings
window.
3. Click the Servers tab.
1. Select Tools / Accounts.
2. Select your email account from the list in the dialog
box, and choose Properties to bring up the settings
window.
3. Click on the Servers tab.
4. Check the Leave a copy messages on server box.
5. To avoid exceeding your account’s storage limits, check
Remove from server after and enter the number of days
to store messages. The default setting is 5 days.
6. As a further protection, check Remove from sever
4. Change both the Incoming mail (POP3) and Outgoing
when deleted from ‘Deleted Items.”
mail (SMTP) servers to secure.emailsrvr.com.
7. Click the OK button to complete the setup process.
5. Click Apply.
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