This guide will help you update your Windows 8 - Mail App program to receive and send email using your advanced account settings.
Step 1. Open your Account Settings:
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Open Mail App
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Press the Windows key + C key at the same time
- Select Settings in the right slide-out tab
Step 2.
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Click Search and type email, look for the Mail App icon
Step 3.
- Click on your @comporium.net e-mail account to display the Account Settings
Step 4. Update your server settings:
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Type your full email address (ex: myemail@comporium.net) in the Username field
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Scroll down to Incoming email server and set it to: mail.comporium.net with Port 993
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Scroll down to Outgoing email server and set to smtp.comporium.net with Port 465
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Verify that both boxes for Server Requires SSL are checked
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Make sure that the boxes for Outgoing server requires authentication and Use the same username and password to send and receive email are checked
- Simply click somewhere in the main window to close the Accounts menu
Congratulations, your Windows 8 email account is now set up!