Setting Up Outlook Express 4 for Windows



Outlook Express is an e-mail client made by Microsoft. To learn more about this product, click here to go to the Outlook Express home page or click here to download Outlook Express.

The following instructions assume that you have a proper installation of Outlook Express 4 and a dialup Internet account.
  • Open Outlook Express.
     
  • If prompted to choose a Setup Option: Select I already have an Internet connection set up on this computer and I do not want to change it.
     
  • Click the Next button.
  • Click the Finish button.
     
  • If prompted to select a folder where Outlook Express should keep your messages, click OK to accept the default folder, or choose another folder and click OK.
     
  • In the Display name text box, type your name.
     
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • In the E-mail address text box, type your E-mail address.
     
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • In the drop-down listbox, select POP3.
     
  • In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server text box, type mail.YOURDOMAIN.net
     
  • In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server text box, type mail.YOURDOMAIN.net
     
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • In the POP account name text box, type your username.
     
  • In the Password text box, type your password.
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • In the Internet mail account name text box, type a name for this email account, i.e.. mail.YOURDOMAIN.net (this name can be anything you want).
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • Select Connect using my phone line.
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • Select Use an existing dial-up connection.
     
  • Select your connection.
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • Click the Finish button.
  • In the left frame, select Outlook Express.
     
  • In the right frame, click Read News.
     
  • In the Display name text box, type your name.
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • In the Internet news account name text box, type a name for this news account, i.e.. news.YOURDOMAIN.com (this name can be anything you want).
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • Select Connect using my phone line.
  • Click the Next button.
     
  • Select Use an existing dial-up connection.
     
  • Select your connection.
  • Click the Next button.
  • Click the Finish button.
     
  • If prompted, click the Yes button to view a list of available newsgroups.
  • If prompted, click the Yes button to connect to the news server.
     
  • Wait while Outlook Express downloads a list of newsgroups.

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