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Question Title Tutorial for setting up your email account in Outlook/Outlook Express

1.  From the Outlook Express toolbar, click 'Tools'.

2.  Select 'Accounts...' from the drop-down menu.

3.  From the Internet Accounts box click the 'Mail' tab.

4.  Click the 'Add' button and then choose 'Mail...'.

5.  In the 'Display name' box, enter the name that you would like displayed in emails you send. This can be anything you like.

6.  Click the 'Next' button.

7.  In the 'E-mail address' box, enter your full email address, e.g. you@yourname.com.

8.  Click the 'Next' button.

9.  Select My incoming mail server is a 'POP3' server.

10.  In the 'Incoming mail server' box, enter 'mail.yourdomain.com' (replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name). You can also find your incoming mailserver in the confirmation email that we sent to you when you purchased your email package.

11.  In the 'Outgoing mail server' box, enter 'mail.yourdomain.com' (replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name). You can also find your outgoing mailserver in the confirmation email that we sent to you when you purchased your email package.

12.  Click the 'Next' button.

13.  In the 'Account name' box, enter your full email address.

14.  In the 'Password' box, enter the password for your email address.

15.  Click the 'Next' button.

16.  Click the 'Finish' button.

17. The Internet Accounts box should still be open. Highlight the new account that you have just setup, and click the 'Properties' button. Then click the 'Servers' tab.

18.  In the Outgoing mailserver section, tick the 'My server requires authentication' tick box, to switch this setting on.

19. Click the 'OK' button, and then click the 'Close' button to close the Internet Accounts box.

This completes your email account setup, and you are now ready to start using your email address.

 
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