How to configure Microsoft Outlook Express
To access your email accounts, once you set them up in your control panel, you need to configure your Microsoft Outlook Express software, i.e. to add the email
accounts to it.
1. Select Accounts... from the Tools pull-down menu.
2. You will see a listing of all the different accounts that you have Outlook Express configured to use. Click on Add... and select Mail... to add a new e-mail account.
3. From here out you will be guided by the Account Wizard. We won't cover each of the steps in our instructions, but the important information is below:
Display name:
anything you wish e.g. John Smith
E-mail address: mailname@yourdomain.com
Type of mail server: POP3
Incoming mail server: mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.com
POP account name: Name@yourdomain.com or name+yourdomain.com
Password password for the mailname
4. After you have successfully entered all of the information required to set up your account click Finish button.
5. The account has been added to the list of your email accounts. Click on its name and click Properties button on the right menu. A new window with various tabs. Choose Servers Tab and at the bottom click the My Outgoing Mail Server requires authentication checkbox. Then click Settings.. and in Logon information choose Use same settings as my incoming mail server and click OK.