Enabling SMTP authentication for Windows Mail

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. From the Tools menu select Accounts. The Internet Accounts box appears.
  3. Click on your account to highlight it, then click the Properties button on the right. The mail account properties appear.
  4. Select the Servers tab.
  5. In the box marked Outgoing mail (SMTP) ensure that you have smtp.zamnet.zm
  6. Under the Outgoing Mail Server section check the box My server requires authentication and click the Settings.. button.  The Outgoing Mail Server box appears.
  7. Click the circle-box Log on using and in the Account name field enter your email address, and then enter the password for this email account.
  8. Check the box Remember password.  Check the box Log on using Secure Password Authentication.
  9. Click OK to close the Outgoing Mail Server box.  Click OK to close the Properties box.  Click the Close button. SMTP authentication has now been enabled.