Summary: Microsoft Windows Mail is an e-mail client with the Vista operating system, intended to be a successor to Outlook Express.
This page provides methods for quick and easy configuration of Windows Mail for use with UTORmail.
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Before You Start
Quick Reference For Experienced Users
| 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 Mail
- Start Windows Mail.
- Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Accounts...".
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.
Click on the "Servers" tab, revealing the page where changes are needed.
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.
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.