How-to setup Windows 8.1 Mail using IMAP

Configure your Ecenica email account in Windows 8.1 Mail app.

In this article we’ll show you how to setup your Windows 8.1 Mail app to connect to your Ecenica email account to send and receive email using IMAP.

  1. Click Start > Mail
  2. Click View all in Settings > Other account
  3. Select IMAP and click Connect
  4. Click Show more details
  5. Enter your Ecenica email account details:
    Email Address:
    Your Ecenica email address. For example, info@yourdomain.co.uk
    Username:
    Your Ecenica email address. For example, info@yourdomain.co.uk
    Password:
    Your email account password
    Incoming (IMAP) email server:
    Use your Ecenica package’s hostname. For example, server1.ecenica.com
    Port:
    993
    Incoming server requires SSL:
    checked
    Outgoing (SMTP) email server:
    Use your Ecenica package’s hostname. For example, server1.ecenica.com
    Port:
    465
    Outgoing server requires SSL:
    checked
    Outgoing server requires authentication:
    checked
    User the same username and password to send and receive email:
    checked
  6. Click Connect