1. Open Outlook Express.
2. In the menu bar, go to the Tools drop-down menu and select Accounts.
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3. On the page that shows, click Add and select Mail.
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4. On the wizard page that shows, enter your name in the field and click Next to proceed.
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5. On the page that shows, enter your Email Address and click Next to proceed.
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6. In the form that shows:
- in the drop-down box, choose POP3 as your incoming server;
- enter the Mail Server Name (mail.yourdomain.com) for both Incoming Mail and Outgoing Mail;
- click Next to proceed.
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7. On the page that appears:
- make sure to enter full email address in the Account Name field (make sure you include the @yourdomain.com portion of your email address);
- enter mailbox password in the Password field;
- check the Remember Password box to avoid entering it every time you check or send email;
- make sure that the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" box is NOT checked;
- click Next to proceed.
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8. On the page that shows, click Finish to save settings and get back to the list of email accounts
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9. Now that email account is created, select Accounts from the Tools drop-down menu in the menu bar.
10. On the Internet Accounts window, select the newly created mail account and click Properties to edit the settings for your email account.
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11. On the Properties page that appears, choose the General tab and check the settings of your email account.
- set the name that will show in your email
- set the Organization name (your business name or your own name)
- set reply email (should be the same as email )
Choose the Outgoing Server tab and make sure that it is set up as shown in Fig 9.
Fig 9.
12. Click Apply and OK to save settings.
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