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This tutorial shows you how to set
up Microsoft Outlook Express 6 to work with your e-mail account. This
tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook Express 6, but these
settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook Express.
You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook Express by using
the settings in this tutorial.
To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook Express
1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, from the Tools menu, select Accounts.
2. Go to the Mail tab and from the Add menu, select Mail.
3. In the Display Name field, enter you full name and click Next.
4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address and click Next.
5. On the E-mail Server Names page, enter your information as follows:
My incoming mail server is a
Select POP3.
Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server
Type pop.secureserver.net.
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server
Type smtpout.secureserver.net.
Click Next.
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NOTE: "smtpout.secureserver.net"
is an SMTP relay server. In order to use this server to send e-mails,
you must first activate SMTP relay on your e-mail account. Log
on to your Manage Email Accounts page to set up SMTP relay. If
you do not have SMTP relay set up and your Internet Service Provider
(ISP) allows it, you can use the outgoing mail server for your
Internet Service Provider. Contact your Internet Service Provider
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6. In the Account Name and Password fields, enter your email address
and password, and then click NextIn .
7. On the setup confirmaiton page, click Finish.
8. On the Mail tab, select the account you just created and then click
Properties.
9. Go to the Servers tab.
10. Select My server requires authentication, and then click Apply.
11. Go to the Advanced tab.
12. In the Server Port Numbers section, change Outgoing mail (SMTP)
to 80, and then click OK.
Your Outlook Express account is now set up. Click Close to close the
Internet Accounts window and return to your Outlook Express.
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