Windows Live Mail

• Add an email account to Windows Live Mail
• View or modify settings of an existing email account in Windows Live Mail

Add an email account to Windows Live Mail

1. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
2. Click Add e-mail account to add an e-mail account.

In the Add an E-mail Account, do the following:

3. In the E-mail Address box, type the complete e-mail address assigned by Speartek. Make sure to include your user name, the @ symbol, and the domain name (i.e. user@speartek.com).
4. In the Password box, type the case-sensitive password that was assigned by Speartek.
5. Check the Remember password checkbox. (Additional Information)
   • Note: If you select this option, you won't have to type your password each time you access the account. However, this also makes the account vulnerable to anyone who has access to your computer.
6. In the Display Name box, type your name as you want it to appear to other people.
7. Check the Manually configure server settings for e-mail account checkbox.
8. Click Next.

 In the Incoming Server Information section, do the following:

9. Make sure the drop-down menu reads My incoming mail server is a POP3 server.
10. In the Incoming server box, type the full name of the server provided by Speartek. This is most likely “pop.” followed by your domain name (i.e. pop.speartek.com).
11. Leave the Port field value of 110.
12. Leave the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) checkbox unchecked.
13. From the Log on using drop-down menu, select Clear text authentication.
14. In the Login ID box, type the complete e-mail address assigned by Speartek. Make sure to include the user name, the @ symbol, and the domain name (i.e. user@speartek.com).

 In the Outgoing Server Information section, do the following:

15. In the Outgoing server box, type the full name of the server provided by Speartek. This is most likely “pop.” followed by your domain name (i.e. pop.speartek.com). (Additional Information)
    • Note: Certain Internet Service Providers (ISP) may require that you use their outgoing mail server rather than Speartek's outgoing mail server. Please consult your ISP to determine the required outgoing server configuration.
16. Leave the Port field value of 25.
17. Check the My outgoing server requires authentication checkbox.
18. Click Next.
19. Click Finish.

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View or modify settings of an existing email account in Windows Live Mail

1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. (Additional Information)
   • Note: If the Tools menu is not visible press the ALT key on the keyboard to display the menu bar.
2. In the Mail section, select the account you wish to modify and click Properties.

Verify that the following General settings are correct:

3. E-mail Address (full email address)
4. Include this account when receiving mail or synchronizing (checked)
    
5. Click on the Servers tab.

Verify that the following Server settings are correct:

6. Incoming mail (pop.yourdomain.com)
7. Outgoing mail (pop.yourdomain.com)
8. E-mail username (full email address)
9. Password (provided by Speartek)
10. Remember Password (checked)
11. Log on using clear text authentication (selected)
12. My server requires authentication (checked) (Additional Information)
    • Note: Certain Internet Service Providers (ISP) may require that you use their outgoing mail server rather than Speartek's outgoing mail server. Please consult your ISP to determine the required outgoing server configuration.
13. Click the Settings button.

Verify that the following Outgoing Mail Server settings are correct:

14. Use same settings as my incoming mail server (selected)
     
15. Click OK.
16. Click on the Advanced tab.

Verify that the following Advanced settings are correct:

17. Outgoing mail (Port 25 or 366)
18. This server requires a secure connection (unchecked)
19. Incoming mail (Port 110)
20. This server requires a secure connection (unchecked)
21. Leave a copy of messages on server (unchecked) (Additional Information)
    • Note: With this checkbox unchecked, when you download new messages from the server, the messages are deleted from Speartek's mail server. If you check this e-mail account from different computers by using the default Windows Live Mail POP3 settings, the computer that downloads a new e-mail message is the only location where the message is stored. The message is no longer on Speartek’s mail server and will not be downloaded when you connect from another computer.
    • To view your messages from different computers, you can choose to leave messages on Speartek’s mail server. Should you check the Leave a copy of messages on server checkbox, then we recommend that you also check the Remove from server after "x" days checkbox. This will help to prevent your mailbox on Speartek's mail server from reaching its storage limit.
    • If you configure Windows Live Mail to leave messages on the server, you may need to login to your webmail account and manually delete these messages. For more information about accessing your webmail account on Speartek's mail server, please visit the Speartek Webmail Help section.
22. Click Apply.
23. Click OK.

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