Setting Up Your E-mail in MS Outlook Express

This tutorial shows you how to set up your e-mail account in Microsoft Outlook Express.Although this tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook Express, the settings are similar in other email client software.

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

  1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, from the Tools menu, select Accounts.
  2. Go to the Mail tab and from the Add menu, select Mail.
  3. In the Display Name field, enter you full name and click Next.
  4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address and click Next.
  5. On the E-mail Server Names page, enter your information as follows:
    6. My incoming mail server is a
    Select POP3.
    Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server
    Type mail.example.com.
    Outgoing mail (SMTP) server
    Type mail.example.com.

    Replace 'example.com' with your website address after the 'www.' (for example: mail.your-web-designer.co.uk).

    Click Next.

  6. In the Account Name and Password fields, enter your email address and password, and then click Next.
  7. On the setup confirmaiton page, click Finish.
  8. On the Mail tab, select the account you just created and then click Properties.
  9. Go to the Servers tab.
  10. Select My server requires authentication, and then click Apply.
  11. Go to the Advanced tab.
  12. In the Server Port Numbers section, change Outgoing mail (SMTP) to 26, and then click OK.

Congratulations! You have finished setting up your email account in Outlook Express. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts window.