Outlook express is Microsoft's free email client. To configure Outlook Express, take the following steps-
- First, open up Outlook Express.
- Navigate to the "Tools" menu, and under that, choose "Accounts".
- You will see an "Internet Accounts" window pop up. Click the "Add" button, and then "Mail" from the menu that pops out.
- You will see the "Internet Connection Wizard" window pop up. Enter the display name you wish to use, and then click "Next".
- Your display name can be anything you choose, typically a first and last name is used. If this email is for a department, you can use a name such as "Support", or even a nickname will do. This is simply the name that people reading your email will see.
- Next, you'll be prompted for your email address. Enter your full email address, and click "Next".
- The next window is the email server names window. Choose the following settings.
- My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
- Incoming mail server is mail.YOURDOMAIN.COM
- If you're web site address is www.waveinternetsupport.com, you will enter mail.waveinternetsupport.com for your Incoming mail server.
- Outgoing mail server will be provided by your internet service provider. You will have to contact them for this address. Click here to open a new window containing a list of common smtp server addresses.
- The next window will prompt you for your account name and password. Your account name is your full email address, and your password is the password that you setup when you added the email address. After entering these values, click "Next".
- You will see a "Congratulations" window appear. This means you are finished setting up your email account. Click "Finish".
- Close the internet accounts window.
- Click the "Send/Receive" button. If no errors appear, your email address is configured properly.
