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.