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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.
- Go to the Accounts tab and click Email.
- Enter your email address, password, and the Display name. Check the box for manually configure. Click Next.
- 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. - Click Finish.
- Go back to the Accounts tab, and click on Properties.
- Enter the inbox in the Root folder path. Make sure the special folders are as shown. Click OK.
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