Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook Express
This tutorial will show you how to set up your email account in Microsoft Outlook Express. If you have Microsoft Outlook 2007, click here or if you have Microsoft Outlook 2003, click here.
1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, select Tools > Accounts.
2. Go to the "Mail" tab and click on the Add button. Then select Mail.
3. In the Display Name field, enter you full name and click Next.
4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address and click Next.
5. On the E-mail Server Names page, enter your information as follows:
My incoming mail server is a: Select POP3.
Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: Enter mail.yourdomain.co.nz (where yourdomain is your websites url) for your incoming mail server.
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: Enter smtp.your-isp.co.nz (where your-isp is your internet service provider [xtra, slingshot, clearnet etc.])
Click Next.
6. In the Account Name and Password fields, enter your email address and password, and then click Next.
7. On the setup confirmation page, click Finish.
8. On the Mail tab, select the account you just created and then click Properties.
9. Go to the Advanced tab.
10. In the Server Port Numbers section, change Outgoing mail (SMTP) to 25, and then click OK.
Your Outlook Express account is now set up. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts window and return to Outlook Express. If you have any problems please don't hesitate to call us on 0800 WEBSPRING or 07 839 1881.
Leave Emails On The Server
If more than one person (or computer) is using the same email account, you can set up Outlook Express to leave the emails on the server for up to one month. This will enable everyone (or machine) to read ALL of the emails before they are removed from the server.
1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, select Tools > Accounts.
2. Click the "Mail" tab, choose your account and click on the Properties button.
3. Click the "Advanced" tab.
4. Under the Advanced tab, click the "Leave a copy of messages on the server" tickbox and then underneath that click the "Remove from server after x days" tickbox. Replace the x with the number of days you want the emails left on the server (we recommend 30 days).
5. Click OK, Next then Finish and that's it, all done.