Outlook XP

Article No. 187
Created: 04:05 AM 12.26.03
Author: HPU Support [Link: support@homepageuniverse.com]
Original URL: https://my.homepageuniverse.com/support/knowledgebase/question.php?qstId=187

Outlook 2002 (XP) is one of many POP3/IMAP email clients available for the Windows OS. The basic setup instruction to work with email here are listed for you to use this email client.

From the Tools menu, choose Email Accounts... This will open the Email Accounts window, which contains several screens. Screen 1: E-mail Accounts E-mail: Choose "Add a new e-mail account" Click Next Screen 2: Server Type Server Type: POP3 Click Next Screen 3: Internet Email Settings (POP3) User Information Your Name: Your Name Email Address: Your Email Address Server Information Incoming mail server (POP3): yoursite.com Outgoing mail server (SMTP): yoursite.com Logon Information User Name: Your Email Username Password: Your Email Password Remember Password: Checked Note: Do not check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" as this is not used here. Click More Settings... to set Server Authentication. Choose the Outgoing Server tab. My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Check Use same settings as my incoming mail server: Leave Chosen Click OK Click Next Click Finish   Leaving a Copy on the Server This is also on the Advanced tab. Under the Delivery section, place a checkmark next to "Leave a copy of messages on server". Congratulations, you've now setup Outlook 2002 (XP) to use your email account. Repeat the above steps to setup further email accounts.

*After completing these steps you should be able to send and receive email via this account. If you can't send emails that means your ISP is most likely blocking your Outgoing Mail server port 25 (default). You can change that port to 26 if you have Linux hosting with us or to port 465 if you have Windows hosting with us.

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