1. Open
Outlook Express
2. Configure
Mail Settings
3.
From the Outlook Express Tools menu, select Accounts as
shown on the graphic below.
4.
Click on the Mail tab, highlight the account that you
wish to change and click on the Properties button
5.
General tab
o
This tab contains the basic information for your
e-mail account.
o
Mail Account - You can put whatever you wish in
this field. If you have more than one e-mail account, you can put a
"friendly" name here. It makes it easier to identify each
individual account.
o
User Information:
§
Name: Your Name. For example John Doe
§
Organizaiton: You can leavethis
blank.
§
Email:
Your email address. For example mary@abc.com
§
Reply address:
Your email address. For example mary@abc.com
§
Check the box if you want this account included everytime you check for email.
7.
Servers tab
o
Server Information:
§
Incoming mail server type:
POP3
§
Incoming mail (POP3):
mail.domain.com (for example: mail.abc.com)
§
Outgoing mail (SMTP):
mail.domain.com (for example: mail.abc.net)
o
Incoming Mail Server
§
Account name:
Your e-mail address in this field. For example mary@abc.com
§
Password:
Your e-mail password in this field.
§
Check the Remember password box if you do not
want to have to type in your password whenever you check your e-mail.
o
Outgoing Mail Server
§
Check the My server
requires authentication box in order to send mail out.
§
Select the Settings Button
8. When
you are finished making changes, click Apply
9. Click
OK to close the Properties window.
10. Select
File, Exit to close Outlook
Leaving a Copy of E-mail
in the Server
|
At the e-mail properties window select the Advanced tab
·
Remove from server
when deleted from 'Deleted Items:' (Optional) This
will synchronize Outlook with the e-mail server. Select to have Outlook
delete e-mails in the server when you delete e-mails in Outlook. Click on OK for settings to take effect |
