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Outlook Express setup

This tutorial will show you how to setup your MS Outlook Express so that you can connect to a pop3 server and start sending and receiving email.

Open your Outlook Express and click on TOOLS / ACCOUNTS ...

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Click on ADD / MAIL ...

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In the next window insert a name for this email account ...

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In the next window, insert your email address ...

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In the next window, enter the incoming and outgoing mailservers confirmed in your Welcome Mail...

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In the next window, enter your email address as the 'account name' or 'username' and then enter your password. Make sure you use the same password that you entered when setting up this pop3 email on the server. The password is unique to this email account and is NOT the same as your Control Panel password ...

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When the above steps have completed, you will return to the mail email account window and your new email account will be listed. You now need to check the settings and make a final change.

Highlight the email to edit and click PROPERTIES ...

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The next window will provide the user information for this email. You can edit these as you want ...

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Then click on the SERVER tab and from the next window, check your settings.

Important! Make sure the option for 'my server requires authentication' is turned ON.

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