Setting Up an Outlook Express E-Mail Account
The Internet Connection Wizard makes short work of setting up
your online mailbox by walking you through each step for every
e-mail account you set up.
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Before you get going, make
sure you know your email address along with the following
information. (You may need to contact your ISP, Internet Service
Provider, to get it.)
First,
information about the e-mail servers:
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The type of e-mail server
you use: POP3 or IMAP
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For POP3 and IMAP servers,
the name of the outgoing e-mail server (generally SMTP)
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Second, information about your
account:
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Your account name and
password
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Find out if your ISP
requires you to use Secure Password Authentication (SPA)
to access your e-mail account yes or no is all that's
required.
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Start Outlook Express, and
on the Tools menu, click Accounts.
If the Internet Connection
Wizard starts up automatically, skip ahead to step 4.
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Click Add, and then
click Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Mail
option from the Add button
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On the Your Name page
of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to
everyone who gets e-mail from you, and then click Next.
Most people use their full
name, but you can use any name—even a nickname—that
people will recognize.
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On the Internet Explorer
Address page, type your e-mail address, and then click Next.
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On the E-mail Server Names
page, fill in the first block of information that you gathered
from your ISP in step 1, and then click Next.
Internet
Connection Wizard's E-mail Server Names
Note:
Your POP3 and SMTP mail server as a rule yourdomain.com without
mail or www in front.
Sometimes because of your ISP mail server configuration, you
may need to setup your SMTP using your ISP outgoing server
(SMTP) address.
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On the Internet Mail Logon
page, type your account name and password.
Internet
Connection Wizard's Internet Mail Logon
Note: If you're concerned
about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in
the Remember Password box. You'll then be prompted
for the password each time you send or retrieve mail.
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Click Next, and then
click Finish.
You're ready to send your first
e-mail!
Unsure if your new e-mail
account is working? Send an e-mail message to a friend.
If they get the message, your account is ready to roll! But
if you run into problems setting up your account, Outlook
Express offers help. Search for troubleshooting topics from
Contents and Index on the Help menu.
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