How to configure an email account in the Windows 8 Mail App

Here are the steps to setup the Mail App on Windows 8. Of course you'll want to replace “YourHostedDomainName.com” in the example below with your actual domain name.

  • Tap the Mail icon.
  • You may need to sign up for a Microsoft Hotmail or Windows Live account first in order to perform an initial setup.
  • Enter your Microsoft account email and password and tap “Save.”
  • Now slide the screen toward the left.
  • You should see five icons: Search, Share, Start, Devices, Settings. Tap “Settings,” then “Accounts.”
  • Tap “Add an account.”
  • Tap “Other account.’
  • Tap “IMAP,” then “Connect” (Mail does not support POP3).
  • Tap “Show more details.”
  • Under Email address and Username, enter your full email address (i.e., [email protected]).
  • Under Password, enter your password.
  • Under Incoming (IMAP) email server, enter [Mail Server Name*].  Set the port to 143.
  • Uncheck Incoming server requires SSL.
  • Under Outgoing (SMTP) email server, enter [Mail Server Name*].  Set the port to either 25 or 587.
  • Uncheck Outgoing server requires SSL.
  • Leave Outgoing server requires authentication checked.
  • Leave Use the same username and password to send and receive email checked.
 
*You can find your mail server name in Control Panel.
For DiscountASP.NET, log in to Control Panel here. The "Secure Web Interface" entry contains your serer name (e.g., sm14.internetmailserver.net)
For Everleap, log in to Control Panel and click "Log Into SmarterMail Manager." In the window that opens, your server name is in the URL (e.g., sm14.internetmailserver.net)