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Create an Email Account in Outlook Express:

Step by Step Instruction

In order to create an email account in MS Outlook Express do the following*:

1. Open MS Outlook Express
2. Click on the Tools menu
3. Select the menu item Accounts...
4. On the All tab click on Add and choose the option Mail from the list.
5. Enter the information you are asked for in the Internet Connection Wizard and click Next to proceed. Please note the following fields:
   
   • E-mail address: yourname@yourdomain.com
   • Incoming mail server: choose POP3 from the list
   • Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: mail.yourdomain.com
   • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.yourdomain.com
   • Account name: yourname%yourdomain.com
   • Password: If you share the computer with any other person we recommend, not to store the password on the computer.
6. Click Finish to complete the installation and close the wizard.
7. Next click on the new entry then on Properties.
8. Click on the Servers tab, at the bottom of the window in the Outgoing Mail Server section, check the box labeled My server requires authentication and then click on the Apply button.
9. Click on Settings and select the option Use same settings as my incoming mail server and click on OK.
10. In the Work Account Properties dialog click on OK and in the Internet Accounts dialog on Close. Your email account is ready for use right now.

If you would like to do this step by step, please refer to our manual with screenshots.

*) These information refers to version MS Outlook Express 5; other versions may differ in design of the menu.