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Setting Up a POP3 or IMAP Email Account
1. In Outlook Express, selectTools / Accounts.
2. Click theMailtab.3. Click theAddbutton.4. SelectMailfrom the resulting menu. Navigate through thefollowing wizard windows:
Your NameWindow
Enter your name in theDisplay namebox. This is the namethat will appear in theFromeld of messages you send.
Internet E-mail AddressWindow
In theE-mail addressbox, enter your
entire
email address(e.g.,
myname@mydomain.com
), using all lowercase letters.
E-mail Server NamesWindow
To use a POP server:1. Click the drop-down menu and selectPOP3.2. In theIncoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) serverbox,enter the name of the POP server:
pop.emailsrvr.com
Or, to use an IMAP server:1. Click the drop-down menu and selectIMAP.2. In theIncoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) serverbox,enter the name of the IMAP server:
imap.emailsrvr.com
In theOutgoing mail (SMTP) serverbox, enter the name ofthe SMTP server:
smtp.emailsrvr.com
Internet Mail LogonWindow
1. In theAccount namebox, enter your
entire
email address(e.g.,
myname@mydomain.com
), using all lowercase letters.2. In thePasswordbox, enter your password.
CongratulationsWindow
Click theFinishbutton. You must complete the remainingsteps to congure your account.
Turning On Server Authentication (Important!)
1. In the Internet Accounts window, click once on your emailaccount. You may need to rst click the Mail tab to displayyour email accounts.2. Click thePropertiesbutton.3. Click theServerstab.4. Be sure that theLog on using Secure PasswordAuthenticationbox is not checked.5. Check theMy serverrequires authenticationbox.6. Click theAdvancedtab.7. In theOutgoing mail (SMTP)box, enter the defaultoutgoing port
587
or the alternate port
8025
.8. Click theOKbutton.9. Click theClosebutton.Note: Outlook’s Test Account Settings tool will often indicate thatthe connection was not successful, though your settings arecorrect. Please disregard the Test Account Settings tool.
Comparing POP and IMAP
POP
• Best when you will be primarily accessing your email from asingle location, like your ofce or home. When you leave yourofce or home, you can still access your email from a webbrowser.• Messages are downloaded to your computer, so you don’tneed to worry about exceeding the size of your mailbox.• When accessing your email account through a web browser,you may not see previous messages that were downloaded toyour desktop email client.
IMAP
• Best when you will be accessing your email from multiplelocations.• Allows you to create portable folders. These folders willappear in each email client you use to access your account.Your account will look the same at work, at home, and at yourfriend’s house.• Because your email messages are stored on the server, youmust monitor your mailbox size and delete messages to avoidexceeding your mailbox size.
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