This is a tutorial on how to setup an email account in Outlook Express, please note that in different versions of Outlook Express the menu items that allow you to locate that which I am referring to differs. i.e. - the name of the menu item changes, they are not generic. This tutorial is based off Version 6 of Outlook Express.
This is a simple process, first open Outlook Express and under tools locate accounts.
From there select Add from right side then Mail...
First enter your Display Name as requested. This is the name that will appear when you send emails to people. Click Next.
Enter your Email Address, e.g. - someone@internetnextstep.com. Click Next.
You can either choose "POP3" or "IMAP" for your Incoming Mail Server, please note that once set this, it cannot be changed and have to redo entire setup if type in incorrect settings and finish setup. POP3 means that all emails will mean that once the email(s) have been downloaded from the server, the server copy will be erased. There can only ever be one copy of email. For example if setup someone@internetnextstep.com on two computers and download them from computer1 you cannot go to computer2 and re-download them. However with IMAP you can. Download on to both computers and when you are ready - purge all (this is a delete command - so cannot download again to either computer). You do this by clicking on the messages you want to delete then select Delete from the toolbar. Go to Edit > Purge Deleted Messages. Note that once this is done messages cannot be recovered.
Anyway, next step is to set the Incoming Mail Server and the Outgoing Mail Server, they are the same - mail.yourdomain (i.e. if I am someone@internetnextstep.com, I would type in mail.internetnextstep.com for the Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server).
After you have set these click Next and type in your Account Name, this can be either someone@internetnextstep.com or just simple your username (someone) however, it seems to always work better if type in someone@internetnextstep.com. Then, set your Password and remember to tick the box Remember Password or you will have to enter your password every time you send and receive. Click on Next & Finish. When using the mail.yourdomain as the outgoing server you have to authenticate against the server. To do this select the account you want then select Properties and click on the Server tab. Then down the base of the page under Outgoing Mail Server tick the box that says My server requires authentication.
Once you have done this Click Apply and OK, and then close and you will be able to send and receive. If cannot connect, double check your settings, if this fails please contact Internet Next Step and we will look into it.
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