Windows Mail (Vista) instructions
To setup your Windows Mail application to read and send University email please follow these instructions
To Add an Account
- From the main menu bar of Windows Mail select Tools
- From the drop down menu that appears select Accounts
- A new window will appear titled Internet Accounts
- Select Add then a new window will appear
- Select E-mail Account then click next
- In the new window that appears enter your name in the way you would like it displayed then select next
- Now enter your email address and select Next
- Now enter the settings for the Outgoing and Incoming Mail servers
- Select IMAP
- For the Incoming mail server enter imaphost.bath.ac.uk
- for the Outgoing mail server enter smtphost.bath.ac.uk
- Check the My Outgoing mail server requires authentication box, then select Next
- For your email username enter your University username, then select Next
- You've now finished the initial setup, however you will need to complete further configuration to make the connections secure.
- Check the Do not download mail and folders at this box then select Finish
- You will now be presented with the Internet Accounts page but with your new account, select it and then select properties
- In the new window that appears, select the Advanced tab.
- Under Server Port Numbers
- For the Outgoing mail (SMTP), check the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box and enter 587 as the port
- For the Incoming mail (IMAP), check the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box and use the default 993, then click on OK
- You will return to the Internet accounts page, close it and then download the mail for the account when asked.