How do I set up Telus on Windows Live Mail?

Telus set up on Windows Live Mail takes less than a minute. All you need are the account login information and the incoming and outgoing mail servers. By the way, you can save Telus email to your computer using both POP and IMAP email protocols. Below are the step by step instructions with screenshots.

Set up Telus email on Windows Live Mail – Windows 7 email program

Windows Live Mail is the new free email client from Microsoft meant to replace Outlook Express (XP) and Windows Mail (Vista). It should come preinstalled with your Windows 7 computer. If not quickly download Windows Live Mail from the live.com web site.

1. Launch Windows Live Mail client and click the” Add e-mail account” link (You’ll find it in the left column) [Slide 1].
2. Type in the Telus email address, the account password and a display name. FYI, the ‘display name’ is how the recipients will identify messages from you [Slide 2].
3. Make sure the “Manually configure server settings for e-mail account” is checked [Slide 3].
4. As mentioned, you can set up Telus email on Windows Live Mail with either POP3 or IMAP. Pick the email protocol that serves your requirements from the “My incoming mail server is a” drop down [Slide 4]
5. Now provide the Telus incoming and outgoing mail server settings [Slide 5].
   For POP3: pop.telus.net
   For IMAP: imap.telus.net
   Important Note: The outgoing mail server is the same for both email protocols: smtp.telus.net
6. Move to the next screen and click the “Finish” button [Slide 6].

That’s it! You can now download and save Telus email on your computer (Windows 7?) using the Windows Live mail email program.

Which email protocol to use to set up Telus on Windows Live Mail

The main difference between POP and IMAP is the way the email account is kept synchronized across two or more computers (including the remote Telus server). IMAP will let you maintain the same set of email messages on multiple machines. POP, on the other hand, is good for downloading messages but won’t be of much help in synching accounts even if you set it to leave a copy of the messages on the server.

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