Setting up Outlook Express with POP Mail:

POP Mail, or "real" email, is a far more reliable solution than email forwarding or even free online mail such as yahoo or hotmail.  Now that you've made the purchase, use the following steps to setup Outlook Express to retrieve and send your email.  On your computer be sure to replace “Your Name” and you@yourname.com with your email information.  These are only examples.

Step 1 :

Open Outlook Express and Select “Tools” from the menu bar.  Select “Accounts” from the pull-down menu.

Step 2:

Click on the "Mail" tab at the top.  On the right side, click the "Add" button and a popup menu will appear.  Click the "Mail" option in that menu.

Step 3:

The "Internet Connection Wizard" window will appear.  This wizard will walk you through each step of creating a new email account.  Enter your name (as you'd like it to appear on your email) and click the "Next" button at the bottom right.

Step 4:

Now enter your full email address.  Again, you and you@yourname.com are only examples used.  Be sure to replace you with your name and you@yourname.com with your email address.  Click "Next" to continue.

Step 5:

You will now be presented with a window that allows you to change your POP settings.  After the words "Incoming mail..." you will see a white box.  Click inside it and type "pop.myplacemail.com".  After the words "Outgoing mail..." you will see another white box.  Click inside it and type your outgoing SMTP server address (in this case, smtp.charter.net).  If you don't know what your SMTP server is, contact your Internet service provider or your system administrator.  Once the server addresses are entered, click "Next" to continue.

Step 6:

You will now need to enter your account name and password.  In the "Account name" field, type your full email address (in this case, you@yourname.com).  In the "Password" field, type your password.  If we have just signed you up, we assign your username as your password.  For example, you@yourname.com is the full email address and "you" is the password.  Click "Next" to continue.

Step 7:

This is all the information you need!  You have now setup your account in Outlook Express.  Outlook has many useful tips for using the software within its help file.  We also offer courses on using Outlook Express.  For more information, contact us at 507-251-3226.