How to set up bigpond email account windows live mail

To set up a BigPond email account in Windows Live Mail, follow these steps:

Step 1: Launch Windows Live Mail

Open Windows Live Mail on your computer. If you don't have it installed, you can download it from the Microsoft website.

Step 2: Create a new email account

In Windows Live Mail, click on "Email" in the top menu bar and select "Account Settings".

Step 3: Add a new email account

In the "Account Settings" window, click on "Add" and then select "Email account".

Step 4: Enter your BigPond email account details

In the "Add an email account" window, enter the following details:

Your name: Enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From" field of your emails.
Email address: Enter your BigPond email address (e.g. [yourname]@bigpond.com).
Password: Enter your BigPond email password.
Username: Enter your BigPond email address again (e.g. [yourname]@bigpond.com).
Server: Select "POP3" as the server type.
Server address: Enter "mail.bigpond.com" as the server address.
Port: Enter "110" as the port number.
Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA): Leave this unchecked.

Step 5: Set up the outgoing server

Click on the "More Settings" button and then select the "Outgoing Server" tab.

Step 6: Finish setting up the account

Click "OK" to close the "More Settings" window, and then click "Next" to continue setting up the account.

Step 7: Set up the account name and display name

In the "Account Settings" window, enter a name for your account and a display name for your emails.

Step 8: Finish setting up the account

Click "Finish" to complete the setup process.

Step 9: Test your email account

To test your email account, click on the "Send/Receive" button in Windows Live Mail to send and receive emails.

That's it! Your BigPond email account should now be set up in Windows Live Mail.