Contents
· Outlook Express menu
· Accounts list
· Add Mail - Name
· Add Mail - Email Address
· Add Mail - Mail Servers
· Add Mail - Account Information
· Add Mail - Complete
· Accounts list with new account
· Outgoing Mail server requires authentication (Optional)
· Test Settings
Click on 'Tools' menu, then click 'Accounts'
A window like this should appear.
Click Add, then click Mail
Enter your name. This is what people will see when they receive your email address, so you may need to put your full name and possibly your company. (eg. J Bloggs (Dealers Ltd)) - This will allow recipients to identify you.
Click Next.
Enter your email address. Since internet addresses are usually case insensitive, its common practise to use just lower case.
Click Next.
Enter server names as specified by your network administrator.
Click Next.
Enter your username and password as specified by your network administrator.
Click Next.
All the information has now been entered.
Click Finish to return to the Accounts List.
You should now see your account listed, its display name will be the Incoming Mail Server address.
If your network administrator has specified this, you must enable outgoing authentication to send emails.
In the Accounts list, select your new account and click Properties.
Select the Servers tab, at the bottom you will see My server requires authentication, click the box so it's ticked.
Click Apply and then OK to return to the Accounts List.
You computer is now setup!
Click Close to return back to Outlook Express.
To test your new settings, click Send/Recv icon.
If you have setup the email successfully you should see this at the bottom right.
If you double-click on this, you will see the following.
To close this, click Hide.