This section of our Know How help pages is dedicated to 
Microsoft EXPRESS e-mail programs.

• Setting Up a New Account
• Configuration

New Account

Please follow these instructions to configure Outlook Express 4 
to send and receive e-mail using your e-mail account.

1. Select Tools Accounts
   

    

2. Click the Mail tab
3. Click Add Mail
   
   
4. Enter your real name next to Display Name; click Next
   
5. Select I already have an e-mail address..., then enter it below; 
   click Next
   
   You may also enter your alias in the box above, as we have 
   done in this example.
   
6. Incoming mail is a POP3 server; enter the following, then click Next
   
   • Incoming Mail (POP3): mail.Your_Domain_Name.com
   • Outgoing Mail (SMTP): mail.Your_Domain_Name.com
   
   
7. Enter the following, then click Next
   • Account name: username (The login id assigned when you 
     received an account, the login id is between 3 to 8 characters)
   • Password: [If you'd like to save your password so it will be entered automatically for you, click "Remember Password", and enter your password here]
   
8. Click Finish

Configuration

1. Select Tools Accounts
   

    

2. Click the Mail tab
3. Select the account you would like to use and click Properties
   
   
4. Fill in the following under the General tab:
   • Top Box [name account]: John S Email @ Work
   • Name: Mr John Smith
   • Organization: Smith Enterprises (or leave this blank)
   • Email Address: JSmith@Your_Domain_Name.com
   • Reply-to-Address: (if you have an e-mail alias, enter it here, 
     otherwise leave blank)
   

    

5. Click on the Servers tab and enter the following:
   • Incoming Mail (POP3): mail.Your_Domain_Name.com
   • Outgoing Mail (SMTP): mail.Your_Domain_Name.com
   • Account name: UserName (JSmith before the 
     @YourDomainName.com part of your e-mail address)
   • Password: [If you'd like to save your password so it will 
     be entered automatically for you, click "Remember Password", 
     and enter your password here]
   
6. Click OK to save your changes

 

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