POP3 EMAIL CONFIGURATION - OUTLOOK / WINDOWS

These directions should work for most recent Microsoft Outlook versions, running on Microsoft Windows 98 and later. Scroll down for screenshots.

Step by Step Connection Help
  • Launch Outlook

  • Under "Tools" select "services..."

  • Select "Internet Mail - (your account name)" and click "Properties" to edit your account.

  • On the "General" tab, enter these settings.

  • You might want to re-type the name you would like to refer to this account by.

  • Name: The name you would like to display in the "From" field
    (i.e. John Doe or ACME Sales)

  • Email address: Alias-you-chose@your-domain-name.com
    (i.e. john@thedoes.com or sales@acme.com)

  • Click the "Servers" tab and input these settings:

  • Incoming mail (POP) server: pop.your-domain-name.com
    (i.e. pop.thedoes.com or pop.acme.com)

  • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.your-domain-name.com
    (i.e. smtp.thedoes.com or smtp.acme.com)

  • Account Name: Your full email address: alias-you-chose@your-domain-name.com
    (i.e. john@thedoes.com or sales@acme.com)

  • Password: password-you-chose (case sensitive)

  • Check the "My server requires authentication" box and click the "settings" button.
    Make sure the "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" radio button is selected.
    Click "OK".


  • Press "OK"

  • Press "Close"



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