Also see setup instuctions for:
Outlook 2003
Outlook 2007

Set up Outlook Express - Setting up new email accounts

To send and receive emails using Outlook Express, we first need to set up an email account. This is accomplished by providing certain details to the software so that it can connect to the email server (the computer which stores the email), log in at the designated account and download/send all messages. You thus, need to create an account in Outlook Express to download and send emails.

This tutorial will lead you through the steps of creating new email accounts in Outlook Express and using these accounts to send and receive emails. The tutorial has been written following Outlook Express version 6.

Setting up new email accounts in Outlook Express

Note: When you open Outlook Express for the first time, you might be asked if you want to set it as a default email client on your system. Make sure you answer in the affirmative.

Start Outlook Express. Click on Tools in the menu bar and then go to Accounts
This brings up the Internet Accounts pop-up window. Click on the Mail tab, to bring it to the front if it is not already so. If you are starting Outlook Express for the first time, there would not be any email accounts listed on this window.
To add a new mail account, click on the Add button and then on Mail as shown in the image below.
This brings up the Internet Connection Wizard pop-up window. Enter your name in the Display Name field and click on the Next button.
The wizard now asks for your email address. Enter your full email address - name@yourdomain.ext and click on the Next button.
Choose POP3 from the first drop down menu.. The incoming mail server will be mail.yourdomainname.com. Your outgoing mail server will either be 209.96.228.2 if you are hosted on our MS WIndows server; and will be 209.96.228.250 if you are hosted on our Linux server. Check the settings on another computer in your office to confirm which IP address to use or contact us to confirm.
For your account name, place your full email address in the account name field and, of course, the password you were provided for your account. Again, contact us if you do not have your password. Leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) UNCHECKED.
Click on the Finish button to complete the process of setting up a new email account in Outlook Express.
You will now see the new email account has been added to the Accounts list. The account is referred by its server name.
Either double-clcik or highlight the mail account and then click on the Properties button. Click on the Servers tab and check the bottom checkbox under Outgoing Mail Server - "My server requires authentication".
Click on the Advanced tab and change the outgoing SMTP server from 25 to 587.
Back up your testing by sending yourself an email. It should send out and place in your sent items folder. If you see it there, wait up to 30 seconds and then click on Send and Receive button - the message should return to your Inbox. To compose a new email click on the Create Mail button. This opens a blank email for you. Enter the senders email address, subject and the matter.

Setting up your Outlook 2003 Account:

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook 2003 to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook by using the settings in this tutorial.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook 2003

In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account" and click Next.
For your server type, select "POP3" and click Next.
On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:

Your Name: Enter your first and last name.
E-mail Address: Enter your full e-mail address.
User Name: Enter your full e-mail address, again.
Password: Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.
Again, contact us if you do not have your password.

Incoming mail server (POP3)
Enter mail.yourdomainname.ext for your incoming mail server. EXT would whatever domain extension yopur website is registered under - .com; .net; .biz; .us, etc....
Better explained - type mail. (dot) in front of whatever your website address is.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
Enter 209.96.228.2 for your outgoing mail server if hosted on our Windows mail server.
Enter 209.96.228.250 for your outgoing mail server if hosted on our Linux mail server.

Check the settings on another computer in your office to confirm which IP address to use or contact us to confirm.

Leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) UNCHECKED.

Now click "More Settings."
On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab
Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication." checkbox
Leave all other clicks as they are as default.
Now select the "Advanced" tab and change the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port from 25 to 587.
Click OK.
Click on "Test Account Setting" to verify incoming and outgoing service is successful.
Click Next.
Click Finish.

Back up your testing by sending yourself an email. It should send out and place in your sent items folder. If you see it there, then click on Send and Receive button> The message should return into your Inbox.

Setting up your Outlook 2007 Account:

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook 2007 to work with your e-mail account.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook 2007

In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account" and click Next.
For your server type, select "POP3" and click Next.
On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:

Your Name: Enter your first and last name.
E-mail Address: Enter your full e-mail address.
User Name: Enter your full e-mail address, again.
Password: Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.
Incoming mail server (POP3)
Enter mail.yourdomain.ext for your incoming mail server. Better explained - type mail. (dot) in front of whatever your web address is.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
Enter 209.96.228.2 for your outgoing mail server if hosted on our Windows mail server.
Enter 209.96.228.250 for your outgoing mail server if hosted on our Linux mail server.

Check the settings on another computer in your office to confirm which IP address to use or contact us to confirm.

Leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) UNCHECKED.

Now click "More Settings."
On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab
Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication." checkbox
Leave all other clicks as they are as default.
Now select the "Advanced" tab and change the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port from 25 to 587.
Click OK.
(Optional) Click on "Test Account Setting" to verify incoming and outgoing service is successful.
Click Next.
Click Finish.

Back up your testing by sending yourself an email. It should send out and place in your sent items folder. If you see it there, then click on Send and Recieve button the message should return to your Inbox.

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