help with setting up windowsmail with vista

[Kimberly Clemons]

I will try to be as specific as possible, bu I am not that computer literate,
so bear with me. I just got a new computer, my old one was windows XP and
this one is windows vista. I know nothing about Vista. I am trying to set up
my email account from ymail (Yahoo). I put in my dispaly name, that was easy
enough, next, my email address. (e-mail address removed), also easy enough,
then comes the part I dont get... There is a drop down box for incoming email
server, in it currently is POP3, other options are IMAP and HTTP. I dont know
which one to use. The next box says Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) sever: I do
not know what to put in the box below this. Next is outgoing mail server
(SMTP) name: I also do not know what to put in the box under this. Finally
there is a box for me to check (or not) for outgoing server requires
authentication. I have read a lot of stuff from the computers help pages and
HP advisor but I am still lost can anyone help...This is causing me to not
beable to email people that I frequently talk to like our mayor, or the news
channels because their pages say email me click here and this stupid box keep
showing up, without it I cant email these people because they only recieve
mail this way. HELP PLEASE!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are you a Yahoo Plus subscriber?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

US-based free Yahoo accounts have webmail access only, no POP
access. Windows Mail handles POP mail but not Yahoo webmail.
Yahoo's solution is to pay them for premium "Mail Plus" service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/overview/index.html
and use the special settings for that service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-14.html

If you are OK with using a non-Yahoo email address, you have these other
solutions that will work with Windows Mail:
* Use the email address assigned to you by your ISP.
* Use a free Gmail, AOL, or Hotmail/Live account.

You can also continue to use Yahoo's webmail: http://mail.yahoo.com
If you need more help with any of these solutions, just ask.

 

[Maggie]

Gary,

I have the same problem with an email account. I just created my own domain
and email address using webs.com. I don't want to use their webpage to check
my email and rather would like to like to set it up in windows mail. I have
included the pop and smtp servers when created the account in windows mail.

But when I syncronise, and when it logs on to the pop server it just keeps
asking for my password to authorise the task, but never moves on.

What can I do?
Thanks for your support.
Maggie

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Hi Maggie,
I have searched the webs.com site, but I can't find the email settings they require.
Since you pay them good money, I suggest submitting a trouble ticket:
http://support.webs.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=5442

When you get that prompt for password, click Cancel. Windows Mail should
then show an error message. Right-click on your error message, copy, then
paste it into a reply here. Perhaps I can see some clues in the error message
that will tell me what the problem is.