You can set up Windows (Vista) Mail to work with your email account.

To Set Up Your Email Account in Windows (Vista) Mail

1. In Microsoft Mail, from the Tools menu, select Accounts.

   

2. In the Internet Accounts window, click Add to add a new mail account.

   

3. On the Your Name page, in the Display Name field, enter your full name and then click Next.

   

4. On the Internet Email Address page, in the Email address field, enter your email address and then click Next.

   

5. On the Set up Email Servers page, enter your information as follows and then click Next.

   Incoming email server type

   Select POP3 from the drop down list.

   Incoming mail (POP3) server

   Type newmail.vcimail.com or pop.secureserver.net.

   Outgoing email server (SMTP) name

   Type smtphs.vcimail.com or smtpms.vcimail.com and select Outgoing server requires authentication.

   

6. On the Internet Mail Logon page, in the Email Username and Password fields, enter your email address and password for your email account, and then click Next.

   

7. Click Finish.

   

8. Return to Microsoft Mail, and from the Tools menu, select Accounts.

   

9. In the Internet Accounts window, under your list of Mail accounts, select the account you just set up and then click Properties.

   

   Click on the Servers TAB to continue - Click on the actual word Servers, as shown below.

   
   
   Fig 3.4  Click on the Servers TAB to continue
   
   
   
   Fig 3.5  The Servers TAB (window)

   
   

   The only setting you need to change on the Servers TAB is the MY SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION setting, which you should put a tick next to only if your SMTP (Outgoing) Server requires authentication. If it does not require authentication, leave the MY SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION setting un-ticked.

   
   
   Fig 3.6  Put a tick next to the MY SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION setting, if your Server requires you to.

   
   

   When you put a tick next to the MY SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION setting the SETTINGS button becomes available (above). If you want your outgoing e-mail to be authenticated (authorized) using the same settings (UserName & Password) as your POP3 (Incoming) Server there is no need to click on the SETTINGS button. Otherwise, if you want to use different settings (UserName & Password) to authenticate (authorize) your outgoing e-mail, click on the SETTINGS button to bring up the Outgoing Mail Server window.

   
   Fig 3.7  The Outgoing Mail Server window

   
   

   When the Outgoing Mail Server window appears for the very first time the USE SAME SETTINGS AS MY INCOMING MAIL SERVER setting is the default setting. To authenticate (authorize) your outgoing e-mail using a different UserName & Password you need to change the default setting to LOG ON USING, by clicking on its radio (circle) button. Once this is done, you then have to enter the username & password you would like to use as the authenticating username & password into their appropriate edit boxes.

   
   Fig 3.8  Enter your authorization UserName & Password into their appropriate edit boxes

    

10. In the Properties window, go to the Advanced tab.
11. Under Server Port Numbers, in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) field, type 321 and then click OK.

    

If you have trouble sending mail, try setting your Outgoing mail (SMTP) server port to 25.