How to Set Up a E-mail Account in Outlook Express

Note: POP e-mail account(s) need to be created in you control panel before you can receive e-mail.
See Creating / Deleting Personalised POP E-mail Accounts

  1. Click the Start button.
  2. Select All Programs.
  3. Click Outlook Express.
  4. From the Tools menu, click Accounts.

If the Internet Connection Wizard starts up automatically, skip ahead to step 8

  1. Click Add, and then click Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard

  1. Enter your Display Name (this is the name that will appear when some receives a e-mail from you - a nick name is OK) and click Next button.

 

  1. Enter your E-mail Address (this is the address you will give your customers or friends) and click Next button.

 

  1. On the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the details as provided to you when you signed up for web hosting with AA Imagination and then click the Next button.

The "My incoming server is a" text box must always have POP3 selected.

The incoming mail server settings will be mail dot + your domain name.

                                          eg: mail.yourdomain.com

It is best to use your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) Outgoing mail (SMTP) server settings.

                                          eg: smtp.your-isp.net.au

Alternately you can use mail. + your domain name provided that your ISP does not block external SMTP server access.

                                          eg: mail.yourdomain.com

 

  1. On the Internet Mail Logon page, type your Account Name and Password and then click Next button.

In the Account Name text box, your full e-mail address must be entered eg: bob@yourdomain.com. The one exception to this is the default account where you would simply enter the username you use to log onto your control panel with.

Note: If you're concerned about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the Remember Password box. You'll will then be prompted for the password each time you send or retrieve mail. Some ISPs also require Server Authentication. If necessary, check with your ISP.

  1. On Congratulations page, click the Finish button to complete setup of e-mail account in Outlook Express. You can now test your e-mail by sending a message addressed to yourself or if you like, enter a friends e-mail address and wait for them to reply.

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