To be able to configure RCN email with Windows Live Mail using POP settings, you need to follow certain steps in the same order in which those are given. The process is simple and can be completed within a few minutes’ time. In case you need any help, then you can contact Email Online Help, as they are experts in the field of email troubleshooting.
RCN
email is a business-class email service, which is being widely used in the US.
RCN email can be accessed by visiting www.rcn.com, or a user can configure it
with an email client. There are many email clients that users can use these
days, such as Gmail, MS Outlook, Windows Live Mail and so on. Today, we will
discuss the process of configuring RCN email with Windows Live Mail using POP
settings. We have discussed IMAP settings a few days ago, so let us now delve
into the process of configuring RCN email with Windows Live Mail using POP
settings.
There
are certain settings that you have to enter and select in order to connect your
Windows Live Mail to Server using POP, and then, you can easily download your
email to your computer and remove it from the server.
Incoming Server Details:
1. Select
‘POP’ in the ‘Server Type’.
2. Enter
‘pop.rcn.com’ in the ‘Server Address’.
3. Enter
‘your email’ without @rcn.com in the ‘Username’.
4. Enter
your password in the ‘Password’ column.
5. Select
‘SSL’ in ‘Security Type’.
6. Enter
‘995’in Port Number.
Outgoing
Server Details:
1. Enter
‘pop.rcn.com’ in the ‘Server Address’.
2. Enter
‘your email’ without @rcn.com in the ‘Username’.
3. Enter
your password in the ‘Password’ column.
4. Select
‘TLS’ in ‘Security Type’.
5. Enter
‘587’ in Port Number.
POP3
Instructions:
These settings will make way for you to set up
POP on your Windows Live Mail so that you can easily connect it to the server
in order to download your email. It is recommended to use IMAP, but if you want
to go with POP, then here are the steps that you will have to follow:
1. Open Windows Live Mail.
2. Add your RCN email account.
a. Select ‘File’ from the menu option given at
the top of the window.
b. Select ‘Options’.
c. Select the option named ‘email accounts’
d. Select ‘Add’.
e. Choose your email account.
3. Type in the below-mentioned information:
a. Email address: Your RCN email address.
b. Password: Your RCN email password.
c. Click ‘Yes’ to ‘remember this password’
option.
d. The display name for your sent messages: You need to add
your full name here.
e. Click ‘Yes’ to the option that says, ‘Manually
configure server settings’.
f.
Select
‘next’.
4. Enter incoming server information
a. Server Type: POP
b. Server Address: imap.rcn.com
i.
Port:
993
c. Logon User name:
Your RCN email address excluding @rcn.com
5. Enter outgoing server information
a. Server address: Enter ‘mail.rcn.com’.
b. Port: 587.
c. Click ‘Yes’ to the option named ‘required
authentication’.
6. Click Next and then Finish.
This was the entire process of configuring RCN
email with Windows Live Mail, and if you find any problem in any of the
aforementioned steps, then you can take help of experts to fix that problem.
