How to set up an e-mail account in Outlook Express
PCTech
Posted by PCTech
on Jul 22, 2005
(last modified on Nov 27, 2005)
Before you are able to do this you will have to obtain the following information:
Your e-mail address
Your user name
Your password
The incoming server name
The outgoing server name
After you get the above information here is what do you have to do:
Open Outlook Express
Click on "tools" and click on "Accounts"
Click on the "Mail" tab
Click on the "Add" button and click on "Mail"
In the "Display name" box type whatever you want people to see when they recieve an e-mail from you and click "Next".
In the "E-mail address" box type your complete e-mail address and click "Next".
Enter the incoming and outgoing mail server names and enter them in the text boxes. Click "Next".
Enter your password in the text box next to "Password" and make sure that there is a check mark next to "Remember password". Click "Next".
Click "Finish".
Click "Close".
After you click "Close", you should be able to click on "Send/Recieve" button on the tool bar of OLE and get the messages that are stored on the incoming mail server.