How to configure Microsoft Outlook Express

Setting Up Microsoft Outlook Express

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook Express 6 to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook Express 6, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook Express. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook Express by using the settings in this tutorial.

For other email software, refer to How to set up your email program to access your Spiffy Stores mailboxes

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook Express

1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, from the Tools menu, select Accounts.

2. Go to the Mail tab and from the Add menu, select Mail.

3. In the Display Name field, enter you full name and click Next.

4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address and click Next.

Note:  If you're using your own domain name, you can enter the email address here that you want people to see when you send email to them.  For example... If your custom domain  is "joeswidgets.com" and you've set up an account for "joe@joeswidgets.spiffystores.com", you can still just enter "joe@joeswidgets.com".

5. On the E-mail Server Names page, enter your information as follows:

My incoming mail server is a:	POP3.
Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:	Enter mail.yourstore.spiffystores.com
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:	Enter mail.yourstore.spiffystores.com

6. Click Next.

7. In the Account Name and Password fields, enter your full email address and password, and then click Next . Your Account Name should be your full Spiffy Stores e-mail address as it appears in your store toolbox on the "Preferences >> Email Accounts" page (e.g. joe@joeswidgets.spiffystores.com).

8. On the setup confirmaiton page, click Finish.

9. On the Mail tab, select the account you just created and then click Properties.

10. Go to the Servers tab.

11. Select My server requires authentication, and then click Apply.

12. Go to the Advanced tab.

13. In the Server Port Numbers section, change Outgoing mail (SMTP) to 2525, and then click OK.

14. (Optional) If you would like to keep a copy of your email messages stored on your email provider's servers, in the Delivery section, select Leave a copy of messages on server.

15. Your Outlook Express account is now set up.

16. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts window and return to your Outlook Express.