Windows Live Mail 2012

Important!!

These settings only apply to email addresses hosted by Ashland Home Net. If you use a web-based mail service (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) you will need to obtain the proper settings from them.

Step 1

  • In Windows Live mail click Accounts
  • Then click the icon labeled Email
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Step 2
  • Fill in the boxes with your email address and name.
  • The password is the password you gave us when we created the account.
  • Make sure the Remember this password is checked
  • Manually configure server settings is checked
  • Click Next
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Note * If you can't remember your password give us a call or email us and we will help you reset the password.

Step 3
  • The server type will be IMAP.
  • Fill in the information for your incoming server address.

    The server is going to be your last part of your email address (called the domain) but instead of you email@domain.net or .com it will be mail.domain.net or .com See the list below for some examples
    Note* For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the incoming server is mailx.opendoor.com.

Email Address ends withYour incoming Server
email@97520.netmail.97520.net
email@ashland97520.commail.ashland97520.com
email@ashlandcreek.netmail.ashlandcreek.net
email@ashlandhome.netmail.ashlandhome.net
email@ashlandnet.netmail.ashlandnet.net
email@ashlandoregon.orgmail.ashlandoregon.org
email@lithiawater.commail.lithiawater.com
email@mtashland.netmail.mtashland.net
email@mind.netmail.mind.net

  • For Authentication select clear test
  • The Logon user name is your email address.
  • Fill in the information for your outgoing server address.

    The server is going to be your last part of your email address (called the domain) but instead of you email@domain.net or .com it will be mail.domain.net or .com See the list above for some examples
    Note* For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the outgoing server is mailx.opendoor.com.

  • Make sure Requires authentication is checked.
  • Click Next
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Step 4
  • Click Finish
  • Your account is now setup.
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