Problems with my Email Pop3 Server And Server (SMTP)?

im new to windows mail and every time it ask me for





Set Up E-mail Servers





it ask me to write my Pop3 or IMAP Server





AND





My Out Going E-mail Server (SMTP)





How do i set that?? please help!!

Problems with my Email Pop3 Server And Server (SMTP)?
I also use Gmail as well as yahoo mail with Firefox as my browser.
Reply:I'm having the same problem for some reason. Everything was working great earlier....perhaps yahoo is having some current problems that they need to fix. I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem I thought I did something wrong.
Reply:Your email provider (usually your internet provider) should have a web page that lists the smtp and pop(3) or IMAP addresses.





SMTP is the protocol for sending mail (http and https are protocols for web pages). Your mail provider will have a server designated for you to connect to to send outgoing mail. normall it will be something like smtp.mycablecompany.com or an ip address 124.112.122.10


Some places require that you provide a username and password in order to connect to that server--those values would normally be the same as your internet provider username and password.





POP(3) and IMAP are two separate ways to retrieve incoming mail. Obviously, there a designated server that waits for mail to arrive to your account. then when you connect, the POP or IMAP prtocol is used to list, retrieve, and usually delete from the server the accumulated emails. Normally the address would be something like pop.mycablecompany.com or imap.mycablecompany.com or an ip address. These setting will require a username and password (else they wouldn;t know which mailbox to check).





There are somtimes a few other setting that may be required or disallowed.





You internet provider may have download files for popular programs like outlook, outlook express, eudora that will help with the install, otherwise their will be a page the specifies the servers and list any of the extra setting.





Make sure that you can browse the web if your still having problems with the email--that will rule out internet connection, versus email configuration.





Best