Setting Up Outlook Express

Adding a New Account to Outlook Express

If you are setting up Outlook Express for the first time, then you've come to the right place. If any of the following steps are unclear, please contact our support staff so we can be sure to solve your problem as soon as possible.

I.   Open Outlook Express from your start menu
II.   Enter the Internet Account Options screen by clicking on Tools --> Accounts from the Outlook Express tool bar.


III.   Click the Add button and select "mail" from the list.


IV.   Enter your personal information in the following prompt boxes. The first will be your display name, or the name you would like to show up when people receive email from you. The next screen will ask for your email address (john@TYPE-YOUR-SITE-HERE.com).

V.   use mail.mycompany.com for both incoming and outgoing mail servers on the next screen. be sure to substitute your domain name where we have place mycompany (e.g. mail.TYPE-YOUR-SITE-HERE.com)


VI.   Enter your Account name and Password by using your email address and the password that you were given or chose yourself.


VII.   Click "Finish" to complete setting the account up, but we're not done yet. Now we need to setup your password for outgoing mail.
Enter the Account Options screen by clicking on Tools --> Accounts from the Outlook Express tool bar.


VIII.   Select the account you just created from the list, then click Properties from the right hand menu.


IX.   Click the Servers tab and at the bottom, make sure "My server requires authentication" is checked. When you have checked it, click "Settings"and press "OK".

That's It! You should be ready to go. If, however, you receive further errors please contact our support staff and we would be happy to walk you through these steps.