- Open Windows (Vista) Mail , go to Tools menu and select
Accounts...
- Click the "Add..." button.
- Make sure 'Email Account' is selected and click on "Next"
button.
- Enter your Display Name. (This is your full name as you would
like it to appear when you send messages to other people.) Then
click Next.
- Enter your E-mail Address.
- This is the address that your contacts' email program will reply
to your messages. This is also the address that will get recorded in
your contacts' address book if they add you as a contact.
- Click Next.
- Within the 'Setup e-mail servers' screen:
- Select POP from the list of server types.
- Enter mail.domain.co.za in the "Incoming Mail Server"
field.
- Enter Please ask your current ISP eg: Telkom =
smtp.saix.net in the "Outgoing
Mail Server" field.
- Click Next.
- Enter your E-Mail address in the "E-mail username" Name" field, and your password
in "Password" field if you wish.
- Click Next
- Make sure 'Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time'
checkbox is checked and click "Finish" button to return to your
account list.
- Highlight your Mail account, then click "Properties" button.
- Click the 'Servers' tab.
- Under Outgoing Mail Server, check the box labeled "This server
requires authentication".
- Click 'Settings' button.
- Check that Logon Information is set to Use the same settings as
my incoming mail server.
Click "OK" button.
- Click the 'Advanced' tab.
-
- Click OK.
Your Mail account is now configured to check and send mail.