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What you need to set up your email.
  • Email address - bob@example.com

  • Email password - password

  • Name of incoming mail server - pop.example.com

  • Name of outgoinging mail server - smtp.example.com

  • Incoming mail port - default port for pop is 110

  • Outgoing mail port - default port for pop is 25

  • any required authentication / encryption

  • type of mail POP / IMAP

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    Outlook 2007 / Vista Mail


    outlook     		Open the outlook program
    From the TOOLS menu, choose Account Settings
    outlook Click on EMAIL to add a new email account and click NEW

    outlook Choose the type of E-mail service

    outlook If you want to allow outlook to manually configure
    your email account enter the email address and password
    Hit NEXT
    If the email account has specific settings, to the bottom left
    Coose MANUALLY CONFIGURE instead

    outlook Coose MANUALLY CONFIGURE
    and click NEXT

    outlook Choose the type of email account
    Click NEXT

    outlook Enter whatever you want for Your Name
    Enter the email address
    Choose the type of account (POP3/IMAP-ask your provider if unsure)
    Enter the incoming mail server
    Enter the outgoing mail server
    User name is USUALLY THE ENTIRE EMAIL ADDRESS
    if unsure, verify with your provider, some occassionally use a user name
    Enter password
    Click on more settings

    outlook Under the outgoing server tab is where you can mark for authentication if required for your account

    outlook
    Go to the Advanced tab
    Enter the port information for the outgoing mail server (default 25)
    Enter the port information for the incoming mail server (default 110)
    Configure if you wish for a copy of email messages to be left on the server
    or deleted after a particular number of days.
    Outlook default settings are to delete the messages off the server.
    Click OK to go back to the main screen.
    On the main screen click NEXT, then FINSH on the last screen

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