Network Services | UTORmail / Configuring Microsoft Windows Live Mail for UTORmail

Summary: Microsoft Windows Live Mail (formerly named Windows Live Mail Desktop) is an e-mail client from Microsoft's Windows Live set of products. It is intended to be a successor for Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. (Please see the Wikipedia entry for more details, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Mail) This page provides methods for quick and easy configuration of Windows Live Mail for use with UTORmail.

Topics on this page

Configuring Live Windows Mail
Quick reference for experienced users
Creating your UTORmail account in Windows Mail
Additional Fine Tuning Configuration Information
Disable New Mail Check
Purge Deleted Messages in Windows Mail

Before You Start

Before you start, please ensure your UTORid has been activated, and that you have your @utoronto.ca email address and UTORmail configuration number handy.

Quick Reference For Experienced Users

If you are experienced configuring E-mail client software, just use the values in the Values Summary box below. Otherwise, proceed to the directions for creating a new account.

General Configuration Values for Microsoft Windows Mail
Configuration Setting:	It is looking for the:	Configuration Value:
Email Address	Your "@utoronto.ca" email address	your-email-address@utoronto.ca
Incoming Server	UTORmail IMAP Server	mailboxNN.utcc.utoronto.ca, enable SSL, port 993
Outgoing Server:	UTORmail SMTP server	smtp.utoronto.ca, enable TLS, port 587
Incoming User name:	your UTORid	your_UTORid
Outgoing User name:	your UTORid	your_UTORid

Configuring an existing account in Windows Live Mail

Start Windows Live Mail.
Right mouse click on the account name and choose "properties". The window below should appear similar to the one you have.

Click on the "Servers" tab, showing the information in that window.

Type in the new "Outgoing mail (SMTP):" server name of "smtp.utoronto.ca".

Ensure the check box, "My server requires authentication", is checked, near the lower left corner under the section, "Outgoing Mail Server". The same procedure is used if "POP3" appears in "My incoming mail server is a "POP3" server."

Next click on the "Settings" button, revealing the window below.

Click on the "Log on using" radio button, and type in your UTORid in the "Account name:" field.

Make sure the "Remember password" check box is unchecked.

Click OK and then click on the "Advanced" tab showing the next screen.

If the "server type" is "POP, please use port "995" instead of "993".
Then click the "Apply" button. Then the "OK" button, finally the "Close" button.

Configuring a new account in Windows Live Mail - under construction

Start Windows Live Mail.
Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Accounts...".

Click on the "Log on using" radio button, and type in your UTORid in the "Account name:" field.

Click OK

Then check the check box near the bottom left corner labeled "My server requires authentication"

Next, click on the "Settings..." button, revealing the following page.

This is the default and should appear as in this screen shot. Click OK.

Finally, click on the "Advanced" tab, to reveal this screen.

Here four key changes are needed.
a) Under "Outgoing mail (SMTP):", check the check box that reads, "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" and change the port number to "587".
b) Under "Incoming mail (IMAP):", check the check box that reads, "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" and change the port number to "993".
If the "server type" is "POP, please use port "995" instead of "993".
Then click the "Apply" button. Then the "OK" button, finally the "Close" button.\\