From the Tools menu, choose Accounts... This will open the Accounts Information Box. In the Accounts Information Box, click add > and choose Mail... This will bring up the Internet Connection Wizard, which contains five screens.
Screen 1: Your Name
Display name: Name you want displayed for this account Click Next
Screen 2: Internet E-Mail Address
E-mail address: Your E-mail Address Click Next
Screen 3: E-mail Server Names
Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: yoursite.com Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server: yoursite.com Click Next
Screen 4: Internet Mail Login
Account Name: Email Username Password: Email Password
Note: Do not check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" as this is not used here.
Click Next Click Finish
Once back at the Internet Accounts Box, Choose Properties.
Server Authentication
Choose the Servers tab. Under the Outgoing Mail Server section, place a checkmark next to "My server requires authentication".
Note: The default setting for server authentication is to use the same settings as your incoming mail server. Therefore, you will not need to change anything in the settings for server authentication.
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 Express 5/6 to use your email account. Repeat the above steps to setup further email accounts. |