Set Up Live Mail Account on MAC OS X

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Set Up Live Mail Account on MAC OS X

i was trying to set up my mail to my new mac but every time i try. It takes me to the incoming server page. from here it asks me for account type, description, incoming mail server, etc. and i have no idea what to input?

imac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Dec 16, 2008 4:22 PM

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Dec 16, 2008 4:37 PM in response to Mike N/A

Live Mail as in a Hotmail account?

If so and this is a free Hotmail account, Microsoft prevents accessing a free Hotmail account with any email client besides a MS email client.

You can access a paid or Hotmail Plus account as an industry standard POP account, but you must pay MS for this privilege.

If your Hotmail account is a paid account, you should be able to get the account settings at MS's website such as the incoming and outgoing mail server settings, etc.

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Dec 16, 2008 4:43 PM in response to Allan Sampson

i think its live. because its @live.com

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Mike N/A Author

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Dec 16, 2008 4:44 PM in response to Mike N/A

Thanks for the help

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Dec 16, 2008 4:46 PM in response to Mike N/A

I don't know what live is.

Who is the email account provider for this email account?

Is it Microsoft?

If so, this is a Hotmail account.

And if so, is this a free Hotmail account, or a paid Hotmail account?

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Dec 16, 2008 4:47 PM in response to Allan Sampson

its a free account.

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Dec 16, 2008 4:48 PM in response to Mike N/A

i believe it is hotmail as well

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Dec 16, 2008 7:27 PM in response to Mike N/A

Mike N/A,

To set up your account on the iPhone, your live.com email account would need POP3, IMAP, or Exchange ActiveSync. Microsoft does not enable this support for free, but they will for an additional fee.

With that said, you can still access your email for free from Safari at mail.live.com

iPhone and iPod touch: Windows Live, Hotmail or MSN email Accounts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1694

Hope this helps,

Raleigh

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