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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 Express
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Open the outlook express program
From the TOOLS menu, choose Accounts
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Click on MAIL to add a new email account and click ADD
You may also click on ADD and choose from there
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Enter the name you want to call your email account
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Enter your email address
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Choose the type of email account (POP3 / IMAP)
(If you are unsure -check with your provider)
Enter the incoming mail server
Enter the outgoing mail server
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Enter the account name (USUALLY THE FULL EMAIL ADDRESS)
Verify with your provider a few do use just an account name
Enter the Password
Click NEXT
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Click FINISH then open the account infomation again
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Double click on the account to open the settings
You may also select the account and click on the properties button to the right
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A new window will pop open
The General tab gives information about the account.
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In the server tab your email information that was entered should appear
If the account requires authentication this is where you can choose that option
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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.
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