Setting Up Your POP or IMAP Email Address in MS Outlook Express
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
- In Microsoft Outlook Express, from the Tools menu, select Accounts.
- Go to the Mail tab and from the Add menu, select Mail.
- In the Display Name field, enter you full name and click Next.
- In the E-mail address field, enter your email address and click Next.
- On the E-mail Server Names page, complete your information as follows:
- My incoming mail server is a
- POP3 or IMAP.
- Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server
- For either POP3 or IMAP the server setting is secure.emailsrvr.com
- Outgoing mail (SMTP) server
- secure.emailsrvr.com.
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- In the Account Name and Password fields, enter your email address and password, and then click Next.
- On the setup confirmation page, click Finish.
- On the Mail tab, select the account you just created, and then click Properties.
- Go to the Servers tab.
- Select My server requires authentication, and then click Apply.
OR
- Go to the Advanced tab.
- In the Server Port Numbers section, change the settings as shown based on whether you are choosing POP3 (on the left) or IMAP (on the right).
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- (Suggested) If you want to keep a copy of email messages stored on the server for a period of time so you can view emails at your computer and on a smartphone or other device, in the Delivery section, select Leave a copy of messages on server and then select a period such as 90 days.
- Your Outlook Express account is now set up. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts window and return to your Outlook Express.
