Return to Configuring email accounts

Checking your email Account - Outlook Express

Creating the Account

• Load Outlook Express
• Click the Tools Option on the Main Toolbar
• Select Accounts
  

Figure 1. Email Accounts
• Click the Mail Tab
• Click the Add Button
• Choose the Mail Option

Configuring a new Account

• Type in the email address of this account. (This is only "visible" when View->Folderlist is Selected) See Figure 2.
  

Figure 2. Naming the Account Profile
• Click Next

• Type in the email address of this account, this is what Outlook actually uses when sending/receiving email. See Figure 3.

Figure 3. Setting the Email Address
• Click Next

• Select the POP3 Option from the drop down list for "My incoming mail server is a" to POP3 Server.See Figure 4.
• Set the Incoming/Outgoing mailserver to the same thing. If your email account is sales@yourdomain.com, you would use: mail.yourdomain.com

Figure 4. Setting the Email Servers
• Click Next

• Type in your email address into the Account Name Field. See Figure 5.
• Type your assigned password into the Password Field.
• Select the Remember Password Option
• Leave the Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) Turned off.

Figure 5. Setting the Username/Password to access the Email Address
• Click Next

• Choose your connection Method See Figure 6.
• Type your assigned password into the Password Field.

Figure 6. Choosing your connection method
• Click Next

• All done! Click Finish See Figure 7.

Figure 7. Congradulations Window