Setting Up Outlook Express

• Start Outlook.
• Go over to the Tools drop-down menu and select the Accounts... menu item.
  
• You will now see a screen called Internet Accounts.
• Click on the Add button, followed by Mail... to start the Internet Connection Wizard.
  
• Follow along this wizard to set up your new e-mail account.
• The first screen prompt will ask you for a Display name. The Display name is a name that will appear in the E-mail you send out.
• When you are finished, choose the Next button.
  
• The next screen prompt handles your Internet E-mail Address.
• Choose the circle next to I already have an email address...
• Type in your e-mail address (yourname@yourdomain.com).
• When you are finished, choose the Next button.
  
• The next screen prompt to appear will be E-mail Server Names.
• The first box is defaulted to POP3. Leave it on POP3.
• In the incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server section, you need to type in mail.yourdomainname.com.  This must be in all lower case; no spaces.
• In the outgoing mail (SMTP) server section, you need to type in mail.yourdomainname.com.  This must be in all lower case; no spaces.  
• When you are finished, choose the Next button.
  
• Next is the Internet Mail Logon screen prompt.
• Account name is your E-mail user name (your email address without the @yourdomain.com).
• Password is the E-mail password for this E-mail user name. It is case-sensitive, so type it exactly as it was set up.
• Check Remember Password unless you would like to enter it each time you send/receive email.
• Log on user Secure Password Authentication (SPA) does not need to be checked.
• When you are finished, choose the Next button.
  
• You are now finished. Click the Finish button.
  
• When the wizard process ends, you should be back at the Internet Accounts screen.
• This screen will now show the account you just added. Highlight this account by clicking on it once.
• To configure your e-mail options, click on the Properties button.
  
• The first item you see is the General tab where you can set your account properties.
  
• Now click on the Servers tab.
• Make sure that the box labeled My server requires authentication is NOT checked. If it is checked, then un-check it.
• Then click on the OK button to register your settings.
  
• Again, you should be back at the Internet Account screen.
• Click on the Close button to close the screen.

For more information on Outlook Express, visit the offical Outlook Express FAQ sheet.