Windows Mail

[mammasincharge]

I am having problems setting up my new Windows Mail with a new email address...

I want to use my mammasincharge nic in my email addy but I dont know how to
set up the servers and the information in the help menu in windows mail is
very confusing..


please help me get this email account set up...i dont know anything about
POP3, IMAP outgoing mail setting SMTP or if i need to check the box that
says...Outgoing servers authentication.

Please help me

Mammasicharge

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I am having problems setting up my new Windows Mail with a new email
address...

I want to use my mammasincharge nic in my email addy but I dont know how
to
set up the servers and the information in the help menu in windows mail is
very confusing..


please help me get this email account set up...i dont know anything about
POP3, IMAP outgoing mail setting SMTP or if i need to check the box that
says...Outgoing servers authentication.

Please help me

Mammasicharge

We don't know any of that either because we don't know who your email
provider is. Whoever it is probably has a Web page with instructions.

 

[bcj]

WITH ALL OF THE REPLIES FOR HELPING PEOPLE SET UP WINDOWS MAIL I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND. WHAT EMAIL ADDRESS AM I SUPPOSE TO USE TO SET IT UP? WHAT WILL BE
MY EMAIL IN WINDOWS MAIL? thanx, Brian

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

The email program does not determine what your email address is.
You get your email address either from your Internet service provider
or your mail provider. Have you never had an email address before?

Incidentally, typing in all CAPS is discouraged.

 

[bcj]

yes i've had email before. can you give me an example of what i should use
please? should i use a yahoo or hotmail address? if so then isn't that like
having a duplicate yahoo or hotmail address? and thanx Gary, Brian

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Windows Mail is not like Hotmail or Yahoo webmail.
It is primarily designed for email addresses you get from your
ISP, like (e-mail address removed). If you want to continue using an
existing webmail address, like (e-mail address removed) or (e-mail address removed),
there is no need for a separate desktop email program like Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

 

[bcj]

i have time warner cable road runner on the main desktop however i need to
set up windows mail on my notebook? or how do i find out who my ISP is? i'm
suing borrowed wireless until i get a wireless router.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

So, Time Warner Road Runner is your home ISP.
What email service do you use on the desktop PC?
Would you not want to use the same email address on both the
desktop and the notebook?

 

[bcj]

i'm using windows mail. cable company helped me set it up. can i use them for
my laptop? if so how? do i need a wireless router?

 

[bcj]

yes i'd like to use the same email address on my notebook if possible

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Yes, you can set up the same email address on your notebook.
Simply duplicate whatever the desktop has in Windows Mail, under
Tools, Accounts.

However, since the notebook is portable, you won't always be using
the same Internet connection as your desktop computer. This can
cause problems when using Windows Mail on the notebook.
A better solution for you will be to use Road Runner webmail on
your notebook. That will work with any Internet connection.

 

[stevemalee]

So, you cannot have a (e-mail address removed) email address for
Windows Mail ?

I don't want my real email address to show.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

That depends on whether you are using its email function or its
newsgroups function. For newsgroups like this one you can choose
any email address you want, even a non-working email address like
the one I use here. Newsgroups do not use email addresses for
anything functional.

When sending an email, however, your mail provider is likely to
insist that you use a valid email address that you actually own.

 

[Roni]

How do I set up a new e-mail account?

 

[Dave]

You set up Windows Mail to access an existing POP or IMAP email account.
Open Windows Mail, click on Tools - Accounts - Add.. - E-mail account
Input the necessary info to access your email account server, etc.