Setting up your email on Windows Live is super easy and will not take you more than 5 minutes. So let's do it:
- If you have opened Windows Live for the first time, skip the initial wizard
- Click on the Accounts Tab
- Click on Email
- Enter your Email address
- Enter your Email Password
- Enter your Display Name
- Tick "Manually configure server settings"
- Click on Next
- Select Incoming Server Type as a POP or IMAP server. We'd suggest using POP, it keeps a copy of your email on your computer so that view it even if you're offline
- Enter the Incoming Server address as pop.yourdomain.com (‘imap.yourdomain.com’ if you are using IMAP)
Note: If you have a Linux Hosting package, set the Incoming Server address to 'mail.yourdomain.com' If you have a Windows Hosting package, set the Incoming Server address to 'yourdomain.com'
- Set the Incoming Port as 110 (Note - If you're using IMAP, you need to set it to 143)
- Select Authenticate Using as Clear Text
- Enter your Email address as Logon user name
- Enter smtp.yourdomain.com as the Outgoing mail address
Note: If you have a Linux Hosting package, set the Outgoing mail server to 'mail.yourdomain.com' If you have a Windows Hosting package, set the Outgoing mail server to 'yourdomain.com'
- Tick "Requires authentication"
- Click on Next
- Click Finish
That’s it. You're all set to use your email account on Windows Live
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