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Monday, June 17th, 2019 7:30 PM

IMAP Email Setup: Windows 7 Live Mail

IMAP Email Setup: Windows 7 Live Mail

​If you aren't sure of the difference between POP and IMAP and why you would use one or the other, please ​​click here.​

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  1. ​Go to the ​​Accounts ​​tab and click ​​Email​​.​



  2. ​ ​
  3. ​Enter your email address, password, and the Display name. Check the box for manually configure. Click ​​Next​​. ​



  4. ​ ​
  5. ​Select ​​IMAP​​. Fill in the settings:​
    ​Incoming Server address: ​​imap.homestead.com​
    ​Incoming Port: ​​993​
    ​Check the box "Requires a secure connection (SSL)"​
    ​Outgoing server address: ​​smtp.homestead.com​
    ​Outgoing Port: ​​465​
    ​Check the box "Requires a secure connection (SSL)"​
    ​Check the box "Requires authentication"​
    ​Click ​​Next​​. ​

  6. ​ ​
  7. ​Click ​​Finish​​. ​



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  9. ​Go back to the ​​Accounts ​​tab, and click on ​​Properties​​. ​



  10. ​ ​
  11. ​Enter the inbox in the Root folder path. Make sure the special folders are as shown. Click ​​OK​​. ​

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