Email Account Setup - Outlook Express

This tutorial has been designed to help you set up your email account that is provided through your hosting with SPI New Media in Microsoft Outlook.

Step 1. Have your details handy

You should have been provided with a number of details that you need to know to set up your email address in Microsoft Outlook. These should be:

• the email address - 'you@yourdomain.com'
• the password - 'password'
• the Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server

Step 2. Create a new mail account in Outlook Express

• In the main menu, go to Tools > Accounts
• the Internet Accounts dialog box will appear - there may already be some email accounts set up here, such as ones that come with your ISP
• in the top right, click Add > Mail
• the Internet Connection Wizard will appear
• enter your name
• click Next
• enter your full email address that has been provided
• click Next
• leave the Incoming Mail Server as a POP3 server
• enter the Incoming Mail Server name as the one you have been provided, usually 'mail.yourdomain.com'
• enter the Outgoing Mail Server as the one you have been provided, usually 'mail.yourdomain.com'
• click Next
• enter your username
• enter your password
• tick Remember password
• click Next
• click Finish
• your email address should now be set up and working.

Step 3. Test the email account

To test that the email account is working correctly, click the Send and Receive button on the Outlook Express toolbar.

Step 4. Troubleshooting

In some cases these particular settings may not work as email server security levels vary from ISP to ISP (i.e. Telstra BigPond often requires a different Outgoing Mail Server).

If you receive any errors when trying to send or receive emails, please take note of the error you are receiving and contact us.

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