Creating Accounts with your Windows Mail

[Rubenge]

How do you create an account with your windows mail? I'm not talking about
hotmail or anything like that, I'm talking about the program that comes with
your computer, and registering your hotmail account onto that program. I got
as far as entering your 'incoming mail server type' and 'outgoing mail server
type' and I have no idea what I'm doing! Can anyone help me!? Would be much
appreciated.

 

[mac]

How do you create an account with your windows mail? I'm not talking about
hotmail or anything like that, I'm talking about the program that comes
with
your computer, and registering your hotmail account onto that program. I
got
as far as entering your 'incoming mail server type' and 'outgoing mail
server
type' and I have no idea what I'm doing! Can anyone help me!? Would be
much
appreciated.

We would need to know the part of your email address beyond the @ only.

Also who is your Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

If you are talking about setting up a Hotmail account in Windows Mail, read on:

Microsoft recently enabled POP access for free Hotmail/Live accounts.
Follow the settings given here:
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry
Use port 587 rather than port 25 for the SMTP server.

Although it accepts the newer Live.com addresses, Windows Mail's
account setup wizard is hard-coded to reject Hotmail and MSN addresses.
So, when you enter your Hotmail/MSN email address initially, use a fake
one, such as (e-mail address removed). After the account setup is complete,
go back and correct your email address.