Outlook & Outlook Express

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Setting up your Email with Outlook 2000 or Outlook Express 5/6 in Windows®

1. Start Outlook/Outlook Express.
2. From the Tools menu, select Accounts. The Internet Accounts dialog box appears.
3. Select the Mail tab.
4. Click Add, then select Mail. The Internet Connection Wizard dialog box appears.
5. In the Display Name field, type your name, then select Next.
   (Note: This is the name the recipient will see in the From field on most email clients. AOL users will see the address the email was sent from.)
6. In the E-mail Address field, type your email address (or the email address you want recipients to see), then select Next.
7. In the My Incoming mail server is a drop-down menu, verify that POP3 is selected.
8. In the Incoming mail server field, enter your domain name.
   (Example: HappyWeb.net's domain name is happyweb.net. If your domain is mydomain.com, then you would enter mydomain.com in this field.)
9. In the Outgoing mail server field, enter your domain name (same as above), then select Next.
10. In the Account Name field, type in your Username.
11. In the Password field, type your Password.
    (Note: Selecting the Remember password option lets Outlook Express connect to your mailbox without asking you for your password. Enabling this feature is optional.)
12. Select Next.
13. Click Finish to save the new email settings.
14. Click Properties.
15. Under the General tab there are some miscellaneous fields (Organization, Reply address) which are optional and may be filled in.
16. Select the Advanced tab.
17. Verify that under the Delivery section, that the Leave a copy of messages on server option is unchecked. If your mail is left on the server, the file may become so huge that it will become corrupted and you will lose all the mail on the server.
18. Click OK to save the mail account.
19. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts dialog box.

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