How to Set Up Outlook Express
Before you can use Outlook Express to send and receive
e-mail, you need to set up an account. You can have
more than one account—for business, online shopping,
and so on—and each person who uses your computer
may have their own, completely separate account. Outlook
Express gracefully handles it all.
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Start Outlook Express
There are many ways to start Outlook Express, but here's
a sure-fire way to find and start it.
1. |
Click the Start button. |
2. |
Point to All Programs. |
3. |
Click Outlook Express.
These first three steps are shown in the image
below:
Opening Outlook Express
from the Start menu
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4. |
If asked whether you'd like to open this particular
account automatically every time you start Outlook
Express, click Yes (if you do) or No
(if you don't).
If you don't want to be asked this question again,
click to check the Always perform this check...
box. |
5. |
Check When Outlook Express starts, go directly
to my Inbox.
Outlook Express directs all incoming mail to
the Inbox, so it makes sense to bypass this opening
page.
If you don't see the list of folders and contacts
on the left, click Layout on the View
menu. Click Contacts and Folder List
to check them, and then click OK.
Outlook Express list
of folders
 Quick start.
You'll notice that when you use Outlook Express
regularly, Windows XP will put the Outlook Express
icon on the Start menu (along with other programs
you've used recently). In that case, just click
the Outlook Express icon in the
Start menu to open the program.
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Set Up an Outlook Express E-Mail Account
The Internet Connection Wizard makes short work of
setting up your online mailbox by walking you through
each step for every e-mail account you set up.
1. |
Before you get going, make sure you know your
email address along with the following information.
(You may need to contact your ISP, Internet Service
Provider, to get it.)
First, information about the e-mail servers:
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The type of e-mail server
you use: POP3 |
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The name of the incoming
e-mail server: mail.tele-net.net |
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The name of the outgoing
e-mail server: mail.tele-net.net |
Second, information about your account:
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Your account name and
password (account name is JUST that,
do not include the @tele-net.net, unless
specifically asked for your email address.)
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Tele-NET does not require
Secure Password Authentication (SPA), so
do not select this option if asked. |
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2. |
Start Outlook Express, and on the Tools
menu, click Accounts.
If the Internet Connection Wizard starts up automatically,
skip ahead to step 4. |
3. |
Click Add, and then click Mail
to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Mail option from the
Add button
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4. |
On the Your Name page of the wizard,
type your name as you want it to appear to everyone
who gets e-mail from you, and then click Next.
(Most people use their full name, but you can
use any name—even a nickname—that
people will recognize.)
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5. |
On the Internet Explorer Address page,
type your e-mail address, and then click Next.
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6. |
On the E-mail Server Names page, fill
in the first block of information that you gathered
from your ISP in step 1 (mail.tele-net.net), and
then click Next.
Internet Connection
Wizard's E-mail Server Names
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7. |
On the Internet Mail Logon page, type
your account name and password.
Internet Connection
Wizard's Internet Mail Logon
Note: If you're concerned about break-ins
to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the
Remember Password box. You'll then be prompted
for the password each time you send or retrieve
mail. |
8. |
Click Next, and then click Finish.
How to make sure your account is authenticated to send mail.
1. Select the 'Tools' menu item.
2. Then 'Accounts', select the
'Mail' tab. Then select your Tele-NET mail account.
3. Select 'Properties'.
4. Select the tab titled 'Servers'.
5. Check that both your email
servers are listed as "mail.tele-net.net" (without quotes).
6. At the bottom of this tab
is an option 'My server requires authentication'.
Place a check in it.
7. DO NOT check "Log On using Secure Password Authentication".
8. Select 'Settings'
9. Make sure that 'Logon using'
is selected make sure "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected.
10. Also check the 'Remember Password'
option if you'd like.
Set or change your outgoing port number:
- Click Tools, then Accounts from the menu bar.
- Highlight the e-mail account you wish to change, then click Properties.
- Click the Servers tab.
- Make sure the "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" entry is set to: mail.tele-net.net
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Check whether the existing "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" port number is "25". If so, change the port number from 25 to 587. (If the port number is already 587 do not change it.)
- Click the "OK" button at the bottom, and close the Internet Accounts window.
You're ready to send your first e-mail!
Unsure
if your new e-mail account is working? Send
an e-mail message to yourself, then in a minute
or two, click the "Send/Receive" button.
If you get the message, your account is ready
to roll! But if you run into problems setting
up your account, Outlook Express offers help.
Search for troubleshooting topics from Contents
and Index on the Help menu. |
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How to remove
an unwanted email address from Outlook Express
If you have an unwanted email account set-up in Outlook
Express, the following instructions can be used to
remove the email account.
For example, you may want to delete
an account that has become inactive and is requesting
a username and password when you check email, or an
address that is receiving large quantities of spam
or unwanted email.
1.) Open Outlook Express
2.) Click on the Tools menu and select
Accounts
3.) Click on the Mail tab
4.) Highlight the first email account
in the list
5.) Click Properties and select the
Servers tab
The unwanted email account name should be the same
name as the username you are promted to enter a password
for. If the account name does not match, click OK,
and select the next account in the list.
Once you have selected the unwanted account, click
on OK, then click on Remove.
This will remove the email address from
Outlook Express
(If you accidentally delete the
wrong account, follow the previous instructions on
how to set up Outlook Express.)
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Close Outlook Express
In closing, Outlook Express works just as all other
Windows programs do.
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On the File menu, click
Exit.
Tip:
For a fast way out, press ALT+F4. |
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