using windows mail for the first time

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barrow3551 said:
Can someone send me information on how to set up and use
windows mail for the first time.
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I couldn't describe it any better than Vistas built in
Help & Support Facility...

Click Start Orb.... bottom left hand corner.

Top
<-------left right ---->
Bottom

Click Help & Support
Click Windows Basics
Click Getting started with e‑mail
Scroll down to Setting up Windows Mail
 
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: > windows mail for the first time.
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: I couldn't describe it any better than Vistas built in
: Help & Support Facility...
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: Click Start Orb.... bottom left hand corner.
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: Top
: <-------left right ---->
: Bottom
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: Click Help & Support
: Click Windows Basics
: Click Getting started with e‑mail
: Scroll down to Setting up Windows Mail
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The directions are the same as the directions for Outlook Express.
Check to see if you ISP has directions.
 
We get that you like to use question marks, but the rest is not clear.
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Gary VanderMolen
 
--Thank you for your help. I was wondering if you had any more information
regarding this error information; (The host 'smpt' could not be found.
Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'hard drive ', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'smpt', Protocol: SMTP,
Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D)
Tim Barrow
 
barrow3551 said:
--Thank you for your help. I was wondering if you had any more information
regarding this error information; (The host 'smpt' could not be found.
Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'hard drive ', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'smpt', Protocol: SMTP,
Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D)
Tim Barrow
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Yep.

You haven't included a valid server id.

Where you have coded 'smpt' should contain the server id,
usually in the form 'smtp.xxxxxxx.com' or similar, where
xxxxxx is your ISP's name.

Check your ISP (Internet service provider) documentation
for the server name or post back your ISP and we may be able
to identify it for you.

ps. I wouldn't be surprised if you had made a similar error
when setting out the inbound (POP) server either.
 
-- Julian, Thanks for your help. I do appreciate your time and knowledge. My
ISP is unfortunately Qwest. I am trying to use yahoo as the email address.
Here is my most recent error message (The host 'smpt.YAHOO.COM' could not be
found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'hard drive ', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'smpt.YAHOO.COM', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D) Thanks a ton for your knowledge and maybe when I get my degree in
IT I will be as helpful as you.
Tim Barrow
 
barrow3551 said:
-- Julian, Thanks for your help. I do appreciate your time and knowledge.
My
ISP is unfortunately Qwest. I am trying to use yahoo as the email address.
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I'm not sure that the USA version of Yahoo is supported by Windows Mail.
You might need to use the following.. http://ypopsemail.com/
(I can't help you with it though since I have never used it.)

Unless you have a pressing need to persist with Yahoo I would recommend
you get a truly flexible Gmail account and migrate your emailing to it.
Google for Gmail. There are good reasons for doing so.

Here is my most recent error message (The host 'smpt.YAHOO.COM' could not
be
found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'hard drive ', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'smpt.YAHOO.COM',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D) Thanks a ton for your knowledge and maybe when I get my degree
in
IT I will be as helpful as you.
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I have no formal IT qualifications and further the company I used to work
for
would never employ IT graduates since they were harder to retrain into the
"real world" computing environment.
 
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