This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook Express® to work with your POP email account.

Before You Start:

  • Have your full email address and account password ready.
  • Your incoming and outgoing server names are mail.yourdomain.com (where yourdomain.com is substitued with your domain name.) Your domain name is everything after the @ in your email address. (ie support@indesignfirm.com, indesignfirm.com is the domain name)

To Use Microsoft Outlook Express with POP Email

NOTE: The following procedure is for Microsoft Outlook Express 6.

  1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, select Tools, and then click Accounts.
  2. On the Internet Accounts window, click the Mail tab, and then click Add.
  3. On the Internet Connect Wizard window, in the Display name field, enter the name to be be displayed on your email, and then click Next.
  4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address, and then click Next.
  5. On the E-mail Server Names window, from the My incoming mail server is a list, select POP3.
  6. In the Incoming mail (POP3 IMAP or HTTP) server field enter your Incoming POP Server.

    mail.yourdomain.com

  7. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, enter your Outgoing SMTP Server, and then click Next. mail.yourdomain.com

  8. In the Account name and Password fields, enter your email address and password, and then click Next.
  9. Click Finish.
  10. On the Internet Accounts wizard, select the account you just created, and then click Properties.
  11. In the Properties window, click the Servers tab, and then select My server requires authentication.
  12. Click the Advanced tab.
    • Outgoing Server Settings
      Port
      Without SSL: 587
    • Incoming Server Settings
      Port
      POP without SSL - 110
  13. Click OK.

You can also refer to the provider's help documentation: How to Set Up Outlook Express.

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