How to Set Up Windows Mail to Send and Receive Email with ADOS
	Operating System(s): Windows Vista Application: Microsoft Windows Mail Application Version(s): 7.x

The instructions below will explain in detail how to fully configure Windows Mail. This will involve the following steps:

Create a new POP3 account using the setup wizard

• Set the E-mail address to your e-mail address
• Set both the Incoming and Outgoing server names to mail.ados.net
• Set the Account name to your e-mail address (all lowercase)
• Turn on the Outgoing server requires authentication checkbox
• Change the Outgoing server (SMTP) port number to 587

  

1. Start Windows Mail

   Note: Start the Windows Mail program from your Start menu. If you do not have any mail accounts defined yet, the Internet Connection Wizard will automatically begin and will display the Your Name window. If this happens, continue with step 5 of these instructions.

2. Open the Tools menu and choose Accounts.

   

3. The Internet Accounts window opens. Click Add.

   

4. When prompted to select the type of account to add, select E-mail Account, then click Next.

   

5. This is the name that other people will see when you send them e-mail. It should usually be your real name, such as John Smith or Joan of Arc. Enter the name you want other people to see when you send them e-mail, then click Next.

   

6. Enter your e-mail address, then click Next. The address must be the e-mail address of the POP mailbox you created in your account management control panel. Be sure to enter your full e-mail address, including the initial name part, the @ sign, and the domain name.

   

7. Leave the server type as POP3 and type mail.ados.net as the name of both your incoming and outgoing server. Check the Outgoing server requires authentication checkbox, then click Next.

   

8. Your logon is your e-mail address and password.

   Type your e-mail address as your account name. (The account name must be all lowercase.) Be sure to enter your entire e-mail address, including the initial name part, the @ sign, and the domain name.

   Type your e-mail password, which is the password you chose for this e-mail address when you created the mailbox in your account management control panel. (This password may be different from your master account password.)

   If you wish, check the Remember password box so you don't have to type it each time you send or receive e-mail.

   Click Next when finished.

   

9. Check the Do not download my e-mail at this time checkbox, then click Finish.

   

10. The Internet Accounts window should still be open. (If not, you can open it by choosing the Accounts command from the Tools menu.)

    Highlight your e-mail account and click Properties.

    

11. Click the Servers tab and check My server requires authentication.

    You don't need to click Settings; the default settings are fine. Also, note that you should not check Log On Using Secure Password Authentication.

    The window should look like this:

    

12. Changing the SMTP port number ensures that your ISP will not block outgoing mail connections to our mail servers.

    • Click the Advanced tab.
    • Change the Outgoing mail (SMTP) port number from 25 to 587.

    

13. If you use more than one method to read your e-mail (for example, if you read mail on more than one computer, or if you sometimes read e-mail using our Webmail pages as well), you should also check Leave a copy of messages on server, setting it for at least a few days. This makes sure that mail you read in Windows Mail will be seen by the other computer or Webmail.


14. Click OK to close the Properties window, then click Close to close the Internet Accounts window.

Setup is complete

You're finished! Try sending yourself a test e-mail message to make sure it works.