Important Points
- These instructions assume your email account has already been setup and
is collecting email correctly.
- Take a note of any settings you change.
- Only change the items specified - you should not need to change either
your email address, POP3 server, POP3 username / password.
- We have instructions for both default SMTP
port
and alternate SMTP port configurations -
alternate port is generally used if your ISP blocks the normal port 25 SMTP
access (as many do these days!).
Step One
- Load Windows Live Mail 2009
- From the main screen right-click on your email account in the left-hand
column and choose properties.
Step Two
- Change the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' server to the one in the email sent to
you when your account was setup
- Tick 'My server requires authentication' and then click the
'Settings...' button
Step Three
- Enter the AuthSMTP username and password that was detailed in your
confirmation email
- Click 'Ok' and then 'OK' on the 'Properties' window
Step Four
- You should now be back to the main Windows Live Mail 2009 screen
- Close Windows Live Mail 2009 and then reload
- Check you are online then test to ensure you can send mail correctly