windows mail program

i have vista premium i want to run windows mail however it doesn't suport web
servers ie hotmail. how do you set up a difrent kind of account.

Hi, Cathezi.

In spite of the very similar names, Windows Mail is a different program from
Windows Live Mail, which this newsgroup supports.

The NG you want is microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail.

Many of us prefer WLM to WM. Go here to download WLM:
Windows Live Mail
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"cathezi" <cathezi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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In addition to the other comments...If you wish to use Vista's included
Windows Mail application for a hotmail account..all the following are
required.
a. The hotmail account must be a Hotmail Plus account($20/yr)
b. The Plus account can not be a partnered account(Qwest, Verizon, etc)
c. The Plus account must use the pop3/smtp server and settings
d. The Plus account must be setup manually for item [c].

If item [a] is not true, then Windows Live Mail must be used.

--
...winston
ms-mvp windows live mail


"cathezi" <cathezi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"...winston" wrote:
Probably going slightly 'off topic' here, but I didn't realise that a
Hotmail Plus account (in my case an MSN account) could be configured to use
POP3 servers, and thus used within the default Windows Mail program.

Could you please point me to where I could find some more details about
this, including how to set it all up?

Thanks in advance... and a Happy New Year to All.

Incoming:
pop3.live.com
Enter Account Name of the form Username@xxxxxx and enter pw, check
remember pw
Uncheck SPA
Server = Port 995
Ensure SLL Encryption is toggled on


Outgoing:
smtp.live.com
Check 'My Outgoing server requires Authentication
Enter username of the form Username@xxxxxx and enter pw
or check 'use same settings as my incoming mail server'
- in OE and WLM on the Servers\Outgoing Mail Server\Settings\ tab
- in OL on the More Settings\Outgoing Server\ tab

Uncheck SPA
Server = Port 25
Ensure SLL Encryption is toggled on

Note: due to the quirks of a Msft email client thinking that an
msn.com/live.com/hotmail.com address is an http account, when setting up
the account you may have to use a temporary alternate email address(e.g.
username@xxxxxx to obtain acess to the pop3 selection in WM. Once the
balance of the options are configured/entered...prior to testing replace
the abc.com with msn.com

Here's the link that informed(Sept '07) about pop3 for *hotmail plus*
account holders.

Pop3 Hotmail Plus
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog...33!44348.entry




...winston
MS-MVP Windows Live Mail


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