Infoarch Email Setup - Outlook Express


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Outlook Express

Outlook Express is a very popular email and newsgroup message handler if for no other reason than the fact that it comes bundled with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Follows are step-by-step instruction on how to configure your Outlook Express as your email client to access your email post box.

The instruction is separated into three sections:

	Configure Outlook Express to retrieve your emails
	Configure Outlook Express to send your emails
	Change your email account password

Before you begin, you should have the following information available:

Your...	Example...
Display Name
Email address
Email account username
Email account password
POP3 Server
POP3 Port
IMAP Server
IMAP Port
SMTP Server
SMTP Port

E-Mail Storage

Depending on the email protocol your server uses, it may allow you to leave all your emails on the server and manage it from there. Just remember that the more emails you have in the server mail box, the less space you have to receive new emails.

Receive POP3 emails

Step 1 : Launch Outlook Express, select 'Tools' from the menu, then click 'Accounts...'

Step 2 : Create a new email account by clicking on the 'Add >' button, then select 'Mail...'

Step 3 : Type in your name in the 'Display name' text box, then click the 'Next >' button

When the recipient receives email sent from this account, it will show that the email is sent from 'Display Name'. Type your name as you would like it to appear.

Step 4 : Type in your return email address (as given to you by your administrator) in the 'E-mail address' text box, then click the 'Next >' button

When the recipient reply to your email or want to send a new email to you, this is the address they should use.

Step 5 :
(a) Option 1: If you will be using POP3 server : Make sure 'POP3' is selected as the incoming mail server, and type in your POP3 server name in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' text box
(a) Option 2: If you will be using IMAP server : Make sure 'IMAP' is selected as the incoming mail server, and type in your IMAP server name in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' text box
(b) Type in your SMTP server name in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' text box, then click 'Next >'

POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol, incoming emails to you will be waiting at the POP3 server.
IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol, you can leave incoming emails at the IMAP server.
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, your outgoing emails will be sent by the SMTP server.

Step 6 : Type in your email account name in the 'Account name' text box, then your password in the 'Password' text box. Remember to check the 'Remember password' checkbox if you don't want to re-type your password every time you access your email. Click 'Next >' to continue

Your email account may not necessarily be the same as your email address or display name.

... and you are done. You can now receive emails!

You may continue to Step 7 if you also want to use Outlook Express to send out your emails.

Send SMTP emails

Step 7 : Again, open your account setting dialog box by following Step 1, then click on the 'Mail' tab to see the list of your email accounts. Click on the email account you just created, then 'Properties'

Make sure you have selected the mail account you want to modify by clicking on it first.

Step 8 : Click the 'Servers' tab, then check the 'My server requires authentication' checkbox under Outgoing Mail Server. Click 'Apply'

Step 9 : Click the 'Advanced' tab, then enter the SMTP port number in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' text box, and the POP3 port number in the 'Incoming mail (POP3)' text box, then click 'Ok'

... and you can now send emails!

You may continue to Step 10 if you want to change your email password.

Change password

Step 10 : If you have an email account at infoarch.net, please use the Extranet to change your password.

Change your email account password