setting up windows mail with windows live

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Kathy

Hello...I am setting up window mail to windows live and its asking for
incoming email server type and outgoing email server (SMTP) name...What goes
here?

Thamks for your help,
Kathy
 
Your phrase "to windows live" is confusing because "Windows Live"
includes a whole suite of different apps and services, see
http://www.windowslive.com/Get

If you mean you want to set up your Live.com or Hotmail.com account in
Windows Mail, use 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.
To get around that, 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.
 
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