Configuring Outlook Express

To configure this E-mail client with the POP before SMTP relay:

1. Open Outlook Express.
2. In the menu bar, go to the Tools drop-down menu and select Accounts.

   

3. On the page that shows, click Add and select Mail.

   

4. On the wizard page that shows, enter your name in the field and click Next to proceed.
   Note: this E-mail will appear when you send out E-mails.

   

5. On the page that shows, enter your E-mail Address and click Next to proceed.

   

6. In the form that shows:
   - in the drop-down box, choose POP3 as your incoming server;
   - enter the Mail Server Name for both Incoming Mail and Outgoing Mail;
     You can enter your ISPs outgoing mail server here, so that you won't have to set-up SMTP Auth Relay as descibed below.
   - click Next to proceed.

   

7. On the page that appears:
   - make sure to enter full E-mail address in the Account Name field;
   - enter mailbox password in the Password field;
   - check the Remember Password box to avoid entering it every time you check or send E-mail; - click Next to proceed.

   

8. On the page that shows, click Finish to save settings and get back to the list of E-mail accounts

   

9. Now that E-mail account is created, select Accounts from the Tools drop-down menu in the menu bar.
10. On the Internet Accounts window, select the newly created mail account and click Properties to edit the settings for your E-mail account.

    

11. On the Properties page that appears, choose the General tab and check the settings of your E-mail account.

    

    Here you can:
    - set the name that will show in your letters
    - set reply E-mail (should be the same as E-mail )

12. Click Apply and OK to save settings.

Configuring Outlook Express with SMTP Auth Relay

You can set SMTP Auth relay right after your E-mail account is created (steps 1- 8) as it is described above. To set SMTP Auth, do the following:

1. Select Accounts from the Tools drop-down menu in the menu bar.
2. On the Internet Accounts window, select the newly created mail account and click Properties to edit the E-mail settings.

   

3. On the Properties page that appears, choose the Servers tab.
4. Check My server requires authentication box and click Settings on the right.

   

5. On the Outgoing Mail Server window that shows you can:
   - use the same settings as incoming server;
   - enter account name and input another password for outgoing E-mail.
   Note: make sure to check Remember password if you don't want to enter password each time you send out E-mail.

   

6. Click OK.
7. Back on the Properties page, click Apply and OK to save settings and then close all dialog boxes.

Now that Outlook Express is configured, you can send and receive E-mails.