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	How do I set up my email in OUTLOOK EXPRESS?

Solution Double click the Outlook Express icon, then click "Tools" in the top bar.
Click "Accounts" from the drop down menu that appears. You will see an "Internet Accounts" window on your screen.

Click the "Add" button, and Click "Mail" from the list that appears.

The next window will ask for your "Display Name".

Type your name as you would like it to apear to others (e.g. "Joe User") then click Next. The "Internet Connection Wizard" screen opens. Enter your E-mail address (e.g. juser@yourdomain.com) then click Next.

This is a critical step! You must enter an Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server Address for your email account to work. Even if you have multiple email accounts on one computer, your Outgoing Mail Server Address (SMTP)should be as below:

My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - mail.yourdomain.com

Put in the User Name and Password assigned by your account administrator.
Note: your User Name must NOT have .com or any other suffix (e.g. juser@yourdomain).

Account name: juser@yourdomain
Password: (as assigned)
Remember password: click this box to save the password but if others have access to your computer, and you don't want them taking a peek - leave it unchecked. You will have to enter your password each time you log on.
Click Next then click Finish.

Go back to your menu in Outlook Express and Select "Tools" again. But this time, select Options instead of Accounts. The Options window should appear with the General tab selected.

If you have not changed this yet, your Outlook Express comes with a default of automatically checking for new messages every 30 minutes. You should change this to every 5 minutes. You can also change your default fonts, when you send a new email, insert Signatures, and make other changes to your email in this Options window. Click the different tabs and select the settings you'd like. When you are finished, click OK.

Finally, click Tools then choose Accounts. Click on the Mail tab, then click the Properties button to the right.

Next, click on the Advanced tab and click the following checkboxes:

"Leave a copy of messages on server"
Remove from server after ____ days. 7 to 10 days is generally good.
Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'

IMPORTANT: ON THE SERVERS TAB, "MY OUTGOING SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION" OPTION MUST BE CHECKED!

Click Close on the next screen. This will return you to Outlook Express to resume normal email operation.

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19 Oct 2006 04:00 PM