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Windows Mail
Windows Mail, bundled with Windows Vista, is the replacement for Outlook Express.A POP4 account when you have only one computer that accesses your mail box. If you access your mail box with more than one computer, use IMAP.
Set Up Windows Mail for POP3
Setup an email account using the Tools / Accounts menu.Choose Add, from the Internet Accounts window.
In the Select Account Type window, choose Email Account and Next.
In the Your Name window, enter the name you want to display as email sender. Normally this will be your full name, firstname surname.
In the Internet Email Address window, specify your email address in the Email Address field. Your email address will normally be firstname@yourdomain.com.
In the following window, Setup Email Servers, choose either IMAP or POP3 from the drop-down menu. We recommend IMAP if you plan to have more than one computer and/or portable device accessing your mail account.
Enter your Incoming Mail Server, mail.yourdomain.com and your Outgoing Mail Server, mail.yourdomain.com. Check the box labeled Outgoing server requires authentication.
In the Internet Mail Logon window, enter your Email Username, which will be the same as your Email Address above, firstname@yourdomain.com. Enter your Password and select the Remember password check box.
Choose Finish to store your settings. You are not yet finished, continue with configuration below.
Select Tools / Accounts again. From the list of accounts, select the one you just entered and choose Properties to open the Settings window.
From the Advanced tab, change the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) port number to 587.
For POP3 only: If you want to Leave a copy of messages on the server, we recommend that you do not leave them on the server for more than a week. In the example below, the user has elected to leave the messages on the server for no more than 2 days.
Choose Apply to save this setting and OK to close the dialog box.
Your Email account is now ready for use.
