Configure Outlook Express

Outlook Express is a free e-mail client that comes with most Windows computers prior to Vista.

  1. Open Outlook Express
    If this is the first time you've started Outlook Express it will launch you directly into the setup wizard. Select "e-mail account" and click next. Otherwise, select Tools > Accounts then select the Mail tab and click the Add button and select Mail.
  2. Your Name
    Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From field in your outgoing messages.
  3. Address
    Enter you e-mail address.
  4. Servers
    Make sure "POP" is selected for incoming server type and enter pop.[your domain] for the incoming server and smtp.[your domain] for the outgoing server where [your domain] is the part that appears after the @ sign in your e-mail address. (For example, if your e-mail address is kelly@mgemaine.com you would enter pop.mgemaine.com and smtp.mgemaine.com respectively).
  5. Logon
    Enter your account (user name) and password. Your user name is the portion of your e-mail address that comes before the @ sign and should be entered by the wizard by default. (For example, kelly is the username for the e-mail address kelly@mgemaine.com).
  6. Finish
    Simply click the finish button.
SMTP Authentication

In order to prevent our mail servers from being used by spammers we require all connections for outgoing e-mail to be authenticated with your user name and password. Without SMTP authentication you will be able to receive e-mail but not send. The following steps show how to enable SMTP authentication.

 

  1. Account Settings
    To enable SMTP authentication, select the "Tools" menu then "Accounts..." then select the mail tab and you will be presented with the following window. Select the e-mail account you just added and click the Properties button.
  2. Enable SMTP Authentication
    Click the servers tab and at the bottom check the box next to "My server requires authentication."