How do I create an email account in Windows Mail?
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• Enable POP in your email account. Don’t forget to click Save Changes when you’re done.
• Open Windows Mail.
• Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts…
• Click Add…
• Select Email Account, and click Next.
• Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the ‘From:’ field of outgoing messages, and click Next.
• Enter your full Gmail address (username@valp.net).
• Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information:
Incoming mail server type: POP3
Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: pop.gmail.com.
Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name: smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing server requires authentication: enabled
• Click Next, and enter your full Valp.Net address (including ‘@Valp.net’) and your Valp.Net password.
• Click Next, and then check the box next to Do not download my e-mail at this time. Click Finish.
• On the Internet Accounts screen, make sure that your pop.gmail.com mail account is selected, and click the Properties button.
• On the Advanced tab, enter 465 in the in the box next to Outgoing mail (SMTP), and check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL).
• Check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) under Incoming mail (POP3). The box next to Incoming mail (POP3) should automatically update to 995.
• Click OK. You’re done! Close the Internet Accounts window and click Send/Receive to start checking your Valp.Net messages.
