In order to setup a Pop3 email account in Outlook Express you will first need the user name and password of your email account along with the incoming and outgoing mail servers for the account. Your email/ISP provider will be able to supply you with these details.
1. Click Start
2. Click All Programs
3. Click Outlook Express
4. Click Tools
5. Click Accounts
6. Click Add followed by Mail
7. At the Your Name page, type in your Display Name this is the name that will be displayed on the email upon arrival in the recipient inbox E.G EvolvIT. Generally this would be your name or company name.
8. Click Next
9. At the Internet e-mail address page, type in your E-mail address for the e-mail account you are setting up.
10. Click Next
11. At the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the incoming and outgoing server information that you have gathered from your email or ISP provider. This will be something along the lines of:
Incoming: mail.test.co.uk
Outgoing: smtp.test.co.uk
You will also need to select pop3 in the drop down box should this not already be displayed.
12. Click Next
13. At the Internet Mail Logon page, type in your email accounts user name and password. Ensure that the remember password is ticked to save having to re enter your password each time you use Outlook Express.
14. Click Next
15. Click Finish
For Screen shots and more help please visit www.evolvit.co.uk/faq - Peninsula EvolvIT LTD - IT Support Bristol. We also have a number of other FAQ's that can be of use to any Windows User.
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