Windows 8: Windows Live Mailsetup
The Mail app that comes with Windows 8 is buggy and truly awful.
Instructions on configuring it are here.
A preferable solution is to use Windows Live Mail which is downloadable as part of Microsoft Windows Essentials. Click here to download.
Configure Windows Live Mail as follows:-
1. Go to the Start Pane (you can use the windows button), click on the search magnifying glass, type in mail, click on Windows Live Mail from the result list
2. Click on the "Accounts" tab. Three buttons will be visible, @Email, Newsgroup, @ Properties. Click on the @email button.
4. When the "Add your email accounts" window appears, Enter the following infomration;
5. Enter the following informationt;
- Email address: Your full @ozonline.com.au or @australiaonline.net.au email address
- Password: Your Australia On Line provided email password
- Display name for your sent messages: Your own name
6. Tick Manually configure server settings and Click Next
7. Select Server Type IMAP (Not POP)
8. Enter the following informationt;
- Server address: imap.ozonline.com.au and tick requires a secure connection (SSL)
- Authentication using: Clear Text
- Logon user name: Your Australia On Line email address without the "@ozonline.com.au" or "@australiaonline.net.au"
- Outgoing Server address: outgoing.ozonline.com.au
- Requires a secure connection (SSL): Tick
- Requires authentication: Tick
