setting up windows mail

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mike67357

Hey, my isp is sbcglobal.net, i have a yahoo/sbc email address. i also have a
live.com email account. i am trying to set up my windows mail, and it asks
for the server info,(pop3 and smtp) when i use my isp email server info and
add the account, its downloading my yahoo email, and not my live.com email. i
am only wanting to add my live.com email to my windows mail. what do i do?
 
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willieoliver

mike67357 said:
Hey, my isp is sbcglobal.net, i have a yahoo/sbc email address. i also have a
live.com email account. i am trying to set up my windows mail, and it asks
for the server info,(pop3 and smtp) when i use my isp email server info and
add the account, its downloading my yahoo email, and not my live.com email. i
am only wanting to add my live.com email to my windows mail. what do i do?
 
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Guest

mike67357 said:
Hey, my isp is sbcglobal.net, i have a yahoo/sbc email address. i also
have a
live.com email account. i am trying to set up my windows mail, and it asks
for the server info,(pop3 and smtp) when i use my isp email server info
and
add the account, its downloading my yahoo email, and not my live.com
email. i
am only wanting to add my live.com email to my windows mail. what do i do?

If I remember correctly, Windows Mail will not connect to mail servers that
insist on using the HTTP protocol, and live.com is one of these. You can
download and install Windows Live Mail, which can connect to many such
sites, in addition to taking over any accounts Windows Mail can hanfle.

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
 

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