cannot setup email

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flightattn

i am trying to setup my windows email for the first time. but when i set the
pop3 and smtp, they are not responding


need help please
 
The mail server names are assigned by your mail provider or
ISP. They will have a web page with that information.
Or you can tell us who your mail provider is, and we can get you
the mail server information.
 
Most common causes of this:
1. Incorrect user ID and/or password
2. "My Server requires authentication" not checked when it should be
3. Incorrect POP3 and SMTP server names
In Windows Live Mail, when you set up a new email account, it automatically
finds and sets up the email POP3/SMTP server names (sometimes). I prefer
Live Mail (free download) over Windows Mail for many reasons, give it a try!
Pete
 
thank you i will try it.

William Peterson said:
Most common causes of this:
1. Incorrect user ID and/or password
2. "My Server requires authentication" not checked when it should be
3. Incorrect POP3 and SMTP server names
In Windows Live Mail, when you set up a new email account, it automatically
finds and sets up the email POP3/SMTP server names (sometimes). I prefer
Live Mail (free download) over Windows Mail for many reasons, give it a try!
Pete
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thank you , i have hotmail acct as well a yahoo acct ,also gmail
can you help with this
 
Hotmail will not work under Windows Mail. You may want to
download and install Windows Live Mail, where it will:

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

Yahoo.com accounts cost extra to work with either one:

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-35.html

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-08.html

Instructions for Gmail:

http://email.about.com/od/windowsmailtips/qt/et_get_gmail.htm

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

The instructions cover both the POP method and the IMAP method.
Choose one, and don't get them mixed up.
 
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