Configuring Microsoft Windows Live Mail for UTORmail

Ensure the check box, "My server requires authentication", is checked, near the lower left corner under the section, "Outgoing Mail Server".

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

Configuring a new account in Windows Live Mail - under construction

The same procedure is used if "POP3" appears in "My incoming mail server is a "POP3" server."

Make sure the "Remember password" check box is unchecked. Click OK and click on the "Advanced" tab showing the next screen.

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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.

1. Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Accounts...".

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

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

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Type in the new "Outgoing mail (SMTP):" server name of "smtp.utoronto.ca". Ensure the check box, "My server requires authentication", is checked. Next click on the "Settings" button, revealing the window below.

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

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

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Type your UTORmail email address in the "E-mail address:" fi Click on the Account Profile you use for UTORmail, (if it's not already the default), and Click the "Properties" button to display the various configuration tabs. Your information may appear similar to this example.

Configuring a new account in Windows Live Mail

1. Start Windows Live Mail.

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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. http://www.utoronto.ca/ns/utormail/docs/uploads/UTORmail/WindowsLiveMail4.jpg

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

Finally, click on the "Advanced" tab, to reveal this screen. http://www.utoronto.ca/ns/utormail/docs/uploads/UTORmail/WindowsLiveMail5.jpg

Configuring a new account in Windows Live Mail

Type your UTORmail email address in the "E-mail address:" fi

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(:title 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.

Before You Start

Quick Reference For Experienced Users

(:table bgcolor=#f0f9ff border='1px solid gray' padding=5px width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2:) (:cellnr colspan=3 align=center:)General Configuration Values for Microsoft Windows Mail (:cellnr:)Configuration Setting: (:cell:)It is looking for the: (:cell:)Configuration Value: (:cellnr:)Email Address (:cell:)Your "@utoronto.ca" email address (:cell:)your-email-address@utoronto.ca (:cellnr:)Incoming Server (:cell:)UTORmail IMAP Server (:cell:)mailboxNN.utcc.utoronto.ca, enable SSL, port 993 (:cellnr:)Outgoing Server: (:cell:)UTORmail SMTP server (:cell:)smtp.utoronto.ca, enable TLS, port 587 (:cellnr:)Incoming User name: (:cell:)your UTORid (:cell:)your_UTORid (:cellnr:)Outgoing User name: (:cell:)your UTORid (:cell:)your_UTORid (:tableend:)

Configuring an existing account in Windows Live Mail

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

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Click on the Account Profile you use for UTORmail, (if it's not already the default), and Click the "Properties" button to display the various configuration tabs. Your information may appear similar to this example.

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Click on the "Servers" tab, revealing the page where changes are needed.

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Change the "Outgoing mail (SMTP):" setting to "smtp.utoronto.ca" Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than UTORmail, (from home for example), you may need to use their SMTP server name. Contact your ISP for this information.

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. http://www.utoronto.ca/ns/utormail/docs/uploads/UTORmail/winlivemail4.jpg

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

Finally, click on the "Advanced" tab, to reveal this screen. http://www.utoronto.ca/ns/utormail/docs/uploads/UTORmail/winlivemail5.jpg

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.\\