Setting Up
Microsoft Outlook Express
Outlook Express is a popular email software from Microsoft which is
available on both Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms. This tutorial
shows you how to configure Outlook Express to retrieve mail from your
email account. The following screen shots are taken with Outlook Express
5 on Windows, but they should be very similar to other versions on
different operating systems.
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▼Start your Outlook Express software.
Click Tools
and select
Accounts.
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2.
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▼On
the Internet Accounts page, select the
Mail tab,
click
Add
and then select
Mail.
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3.
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▼On
the Your Name page,
type
the
email sender's name
as the Display name, click
Next.
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4.
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On the Internet E-mail Address page,
type
your
email address
as the E-mail address and click
Next
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5.
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▼On
the E-mail Server Names page, select POP3 as your incoming
server type and enter the incoming and
outgoing mail servers. Then click Next
to continue
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My incoming mail server is a:
POP3 Server
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Incoming mail server
Your incoming server is mail.mydomain.com.au, where "mydomain.com.au"
is the name of your domain.
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Outgoing mail server (SMTP):
provided by your ISP
(If not listed
consult your Internet Provider for your SMTP server
name)
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6.
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On the Internet Mail Logon screen, type your email
address as your Account name and your
email account password and then click
Next. DO NOT Log on using your Secure Password
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7.
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You have
successfully setup your POP email software.
Click Finish to end.
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