Windows Live Mail Tutorial
This short tutorial will show you how to configure Windows Live Mail 2011 for use with $Provider. If you continue having difficulty after following this tutorial, please check our troubleshooting page for solutions to the most common problems. And if all else fails, please use our contact page to get in touch with the $Provider Support Team.

Step One
To add a new e-mail account in Windows Live Mail, select the 'Accounts' tab then click the 'Email' button.

Step Two
Enter your $Provider e-mail address and password in the 'Email address' and 'Password:' fields. You can choose to have Windows Live Mail remember your password by checking the 'Remember this password' box. If you leave it unchecked, Windows Live Mail will prompt you for the password everytime you send or receive email.
The display name field lets you choose the name you would like to have displayed to your recipients. You will most likely use your full name but you are free to enter anything you wish such as your company name or a short description of the account if it serves a special purpose.
Leave the manual configuration check box unchecked then click 'Next' to move on to Step Three.

Step Three
For the incoming server, choose IMAP as the server type. IMAP has the benefit of leaving your messages on the server intact so that you can sync your mail with multiple computers or devices. Enter '$Provider.com' in the 'Server address' field and check the box to require a secure SSL connection. This will automatically change the port to the correct number, 993. Do not change the authentication method to Secure Password Authentication. Instead we reccomend the use of the SSL which protects all of the data sent over the network, not just the password.
Your 'Logon user name' is everything that precedes @$Provider.com in your email address. Enter '$Provider.com' in the outgoing server field and check the box next to 'Require a secure connection (SSL).' Be sure to manually enter 465 in the port number box. Click 'Next' to continue.

Step Four
You're all setup. Click 'Finish' to close the wizard.

Step Five
At this point, if you have any messages available on the $Provider servers they should be downloaded to your computer. We also reccomend emailing a test message to verify your client's ability to send messages.
For most users, this is the happy ending to the story. If you hit a snag, please check our troubleshooting page for solutions to the most common problems. Of course, if you’re still stuck, please use our contact page to get help from the $Provider Support Team.