Support - Windows Live Mail - IMAP
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To set up Windows Live Mail for IMAP, perform the following steps:
- If this is the first time that you have used Windows Live Mail, the Add an E-mail
Account wizard will start automatically. If you already have an email account in
Windows Live Mail, click the Add e-mail account link. - Enter the following information:
- E-mail Address—Enter your entire email address (e.g.,
myname@mydomain.com). - Password—Enter the password for your email account.
- Display Name—Enter your first and last name. This is the name that will appear
in the From field of messages you send.
- E-mail Address—Enter your entire email address (e.g.,
- Click the Next button.
- Enter the following information:
- My incoming server is a—Select IMAP.
- Incoming server—Enter the secure server name:
secure.emailsrvr.com - Select the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) check box.
- Port—Ensure that 993 has been entered
- Login ID—Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com).
- Outgoing server—Enter the secure server name:
secure.emailsrvr.com - Port—Enter the secure outgoing port: 465
- Select the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) check box.
- Select the My outgoing server requires authentication check box.
- Click the Next button
- Click the Finish button.