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Windows Mail Modify IMAP

On the Toolbar, click Tools and select Accounts from the menu.

The Internet Accounts window appears.

Highlight the desired account and click Properties.

If you have any extra accounts no longer in use, Remove them.

Select the General tab.

Mail Account = You can give the name of the mail account anything you'd like.

User Information:

Name = Enter your name.

E-mail address = Enter your e-mail address. (username@ispname.com)

Important: Ensure Include this account when receiving mail or synchronizing is checked

Select the Servers tab.

Server Information:

My incoming mail server is a IMAP server = This should be set to IMAP.

Incoming mail (IMAP) = The Incoming (IMAP) mail server: imap.gmail.com
Outgoing mail (SMTP) = The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server: smtp.gmail.com

Incoming Mail Server:

Account name = Enter your full e-mail address. (username@ispname.com)
Password = Enter the password to your e-mail account.

Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure your Caps Lock is disabled.

Select Remember password.

Important: Do NOT select "Log on using Secure Password Authentication".

Outgoing Mail Server:

Towards the bottom, left corner there is a box: My server requires authentication. Check it.

To the right, click the Settings button.

Select Log on using.

Account name = Enter your full e-mail address. (username@ispname.com)
Password = Enter the password to your e-mail account.

Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure your Caps Lock is disabled.

Select Remember password.

Important: do NOT select Log on using 'Secure Password Authentication'.

Click OK

Select the Advanced tab.

Outgoing mail (SMTP): make sure it is set to 465 and SSL is checked

Incomming mail (IMAP): make sure it is set to 993 and SSL is checked

Server Timeouts: Set all the way to long (5 minutes)

Click OK at the bottom of the panel, then click Close on the Internet Accounts screen.

You will be asked if you want to download folders for your account, click Yes.

Ensure all of your desired folders are selected and click OK.