Configure Windows Live Mail IMAP or POP Account

For messages, users should set up an account within Windows Live Mail using either IMAP or POP3.

IMAP is a newer protocol that keeps all messages and folders on the server. In addition, IMAP idle is an optional feature of the IMAP protocol that pushes all new messages to Windows Live Mail as they are received by the mail server. Unlike POP, IMAP offers two-way communication between your SmarterMail mailbox and your email client(s). This means when you log in to the SmarterMail Web interface, actions you performed on email clients and mobile devices will automatically appear in the Web interface (and vice versa).

With POP3, your mail is saved in a mailbox on the remote server until you check your mail. When you check your mail, all of the mail is downloaded to your computer and is no longer maintained on the server. If you use POP3 and are traveling or check your mail from multiple locations, you will not be able to view any of your old mail because the messages only exist on the computer on which you originally received your mail. NOTE: If you have enabled Windows Live Mail to keep messages on the server, you will be able to access your messages and folders from any computer via the SmarterMail Web interface or your mobile device.

Follow these steps to create an Windows Live Mail POP3 or IMAP account:

1. The first time you open Windows Live Mail (WLM) after installation, the new email account setup wizard should open automatically, ready to collect and test your email account information.
   Otherwise, if you have already previously ran WLM, then press the Alt key on your keyboard to show the menus, and then select the Tools menu. Finally, choose "Accounts" and click on the "Add" button. This will open the same wizard mentioned above.
2. Enter your full email address in the first field ("E-mail address").
3. With the second field ("Password"), Windows Live Mail requests your email account's password to be able to connect to your mail server. Windows Live Mail will by default remember your email account password.
4. The last field, "Display Name", determines what Windows Live Mail will show as sender's name to people you email from it. 
5. The "Manually configure server settings for e-mail account" checkbox is unchecked by default, and Windows Live Mail will attempt to configure your email account automatically. If you want to use IMAP, you can proceed with this option. Otherwise, proceed onto the next step.
6. If you chose to manually configure your server settings, or if Windows Live Mail was unable to automatically detect them, you will be presented with a second screen to collect your mail server information and authentication method:
   1. The top portion of Windows Live Mail's email account setup screen, "Incoming Server Information", collects the information needed to receive emails from your mail server. Start by choosing whether your email account is POP3 or IMAP (description listed at the beginning of this article)
   2. For the incoming server information, enter the following:
      mail.YourDomain.com
   3. For the outgoing server information, enter the following:
      mail.YourDomain.com
      The outgoing mail server port should read 587 (vs 25).
      Enable "Requires authentication"
   4. The remaining details can be left as is.
7. Click the Next button and that will finalize the process.