Did you know that you can set up email accounts from your own domain using the power of the user-friendly Outlook browser-based email system? This means you can have any email address you want provided you own the domain name, and you'll be able to access it from anywhere a browser is handy. Setting it up is a little intimidating, but if you follow these steps, you should be in the clear. (And you only have to set it up once!)
As an example, let's assume you own the domain ccwinlive.com and your name is Scott. You could easily set upscott@ccwinlive.com as your email address.
Remember, you need to own your own domain! If you don't have one, you can always buy one from us, and we'll set it up for you. :)
 
Setup is quick and easy.
We briefly considered creating our own email service, but a few things halted that process. We wanted to keep the price of our publishing and form processing platform low and not clog our support center with email inquiries. Which is one of the main support topic for hosting providers… We also decided it should be open, so that you can use any email service you like.

Setting up a Outlook Hosted Email


Step 1:
Login with your MSN/Outlook account information. and click the Sign In button.
Google Apps Get Started
Figure 1: Get email for your domain.

Step 2:
Enter the domain you want to use for Windows Live Hosted email and click Continue. For this entire walk-though, we will be using the domain ccwinlive.com
Add the domain you want to use for your email.
Figure 2: Add the domain you want to use for your email.

Step 3:
Review your account settings and enter the captcha keys and click I Accept.
Review your settings and accept the agreement
Figure 4: Review your settings and accept the agreement.

Step 4:
Now we need to verify the domain for use with your custom domain. They list a variety of methods to verify the domain, but the only one we need to do is the first one under Mail setup (required). All the others can simply be ignored.
Prove ownership of your domain
Figure 5: Prove ownership of your domain.

 
Do not click refresh!
You will complete this part of the process later in Step 6.

Step 5:
We are now going to add the MX records outlined in Step 4. Open a new tab (do not close the previous tab) and go to the DNS Manager and select the domain you want to work with and click "Manage DNS Settings". To create your MX record, add your domain to the first box on the left, change the drop down to MX and paste in the MX record from step 4 in the box. You will now see a 3rd box the right. Enter the number 10 into there and then click Update DNS Information at the bottom.
Setting up the MX records
Figure 6: Setting up the MX records..

Step 6:
Go back to the previous tab from Step 4 and at the top you will see a yellow box with a Refresh button.
Verification of domain ownership
Figure 7: Verification of domain ownership.

 
Hold On!
DNS changes are not instant. Wait at least 5 minutes for the DNS settings to propigate and then click the Refresh button. If it does not work, try again in a few minutes.

Step 7:
Once the domain is verified, you will see this page. That means the hosted email verification process is complete.
Create your account
Figure 8: Create your account.

Step 8:
Next we need to add a custom address so that you can access Windows Live through your browser. Click theCustom address link in the left had sidebar under Domain Settings and click Add and enter the name you want to use. For our example, enter mail.
Create a custom address for mail
Figure 9: Create a custom address for mail.
Create a custom address for mail
Figure 10: Create a custom address for mail.

Step 9.
  • If you're using S-Drive, sign in to your S-Drive account here, then go to the Domain Management page and clickManage DNS Settings under the domain name you are using. In the left box enter mail.YOURDOMAIN.com (for this example it would be mail.ccwinlive.com), change the drop down to CNAME and in the box to the right, enter go.domains.live.com and click Update DNS Information.
    Add your custom address MX Record for mail
    Figure 11: Add your custom address CNAME Record for mail.

    • If you're not using S-Drive, you'll either need to sign into your hosting provider's control panel and change the records yourself, or contact a server administrator to take care of this for you.
     
    Congratulations! You are Done!
    Remember, DNS changes may take a few hours for them to filter through the 'net so if you do not start getting e-mail right away, give it time for these settings to propagate.