Getting email via your website
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Windows Live Mail
Download Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail is the usual email program for Windows 7 and Windows Vista and has replaced Outlook Express.
Unfortunately Windows Live Mail isn't installed by default, you have to go to Windows Live Essentials to download and install it. The remainder of this article assumes you have already installed Windows Live Mail.
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Start Live Mail
Start Windows Live Mail on your computer.
Click the 'Accounts' tab and then the 'Email' new account button.
Note that if you are starting Windows Live Mail for the first time you will find this has been done for you already - go straight to step 3.
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New Account Dialog
In the New Account dialog type in the email address and the password you have been given. In the third input box enter the name you want recipients to see when your emails arrive in their inbox. This can be just your email address but a friendly name is much better.
If you have more than one email account in Live Mail you must decide which is to be the default account - the one that Live Mail will use unless you tell it otherwise. Tick the 'Make this my default...' box if you want this new account to be the default.
Click the 'Next' button to continue.
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Mail Server Details
Now for details about your mail server. Incoming mail on the left and outgoing mail on the right.
Incoming server type is almost always 'POP3' unless you've been told otherwise, and the incoming server address is usually something like 'mail.domain.co.uk'.
Leave the 'secure connection' box unticked and leave the button below set to 'Authenticate using clear text'.
Type in your email username as given.
Don't click the 'Next' button just yet - go to step 5.
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Outgoing Server
On the right of the dialog fill in the outgoing server details...
The outgoing server name is often the same as the incoming server.
Leave the 'Secure connection' box unticked but do tick the 'Requires authentication' box.
Click the 'Next' button to continue.
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Account Created
If all was well you should now see the 'Account Created' message.
To start using the new account click the 'Finish' button.
You can now send and receive email via your website based email address.
Please contact us if you need any further help with your email.