Configuring Outlook Express
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Open
Outlook Express.
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In the
menu bar, go to the Tools drop-down menu and
select Accounts.
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On the page that
shows, click Add and select Mail.
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On the
wizard page that shows, enter your name in the field
and click Next to proceed.
Note:
This name will appear when you send out emails.

5.
On the page that shows, enter your Email Address and click
Next to proceed.

6.
In the form that shows:
- in the drop-down box, choose POP3 as your
incoming server;
- enter the Mail Server Name for both
Incoming Mail and Outgoing Mail;
- click Next to proceed.

7.
On the page that appears:
- make sure to enter account name in the Account
Name field;
- enter mailbox password in the Password field;
- check the Remember Password box to avoid
entering it every time you check or send email; -
click Next to proceed.

8.
On the page that shows, click Finish to save settings and
get back to the list of email accounts

9.
Now that email account is created, select Accounts from the
Tools drop-down menu in the menu bar.
10.
On the Internet Accounts window, select the newly created
mail account and click Properties to edit the
settings for your email account.

11.
On the Properties page that appears, choose the General
tab and check the settings of your email account.

Here you can:
- set the name that will show in your letters
- set reply email (should be the same as email )
12.
Click Apply and OK to save settings.
Configuring Outlook
Express with SMTP Auth Relay.
You must do this for
your mail to send correctly.
You can set
SMTP Auth relay right after your email account is
created (steps 1- 8) as it is described
above.
To set SMTP Auth, do the following:
1.
Select Accounts from the Tools drop-down menu in the
menu bar.
2.
On the Internet Accounts window, select the newly created
mail account and click Properties to edit the
email settings.

3.
On the Properties page that appears, choose the Servers
tab.
4.
Check My server requires authentication box and click
Settings on the right.

5.
On the Outgoing Mail Server window that shows you can:
- use the same settings as incoming server;
- enter account name and input another password for
outgoing email.
Note: make sure to check Remember password
if you don't want to enter password each time you send
out email.

6.
Click OK.
7.
Back on the Properties page, click Apply and OK to
save settings and then close all dialog boxes.
Now that Outlook
Express is configured, you can send and receive email. |