E-mail configuration
 Which programme to use?
Outlook Express
Webmail
In the market there are various different programmes to send and receive electronic mail and to follow we explain how to configureOutlook Microsoft Outlook Express.
This application is developed by Microsoft and is included in the distribution of all its operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows NT.
If you don't have Outlook Express already installed on your system, install it by following the installation assistant steps.
Run Outlook Express. Generally there is a direct access icon on the Windows tool bar, or within the "Programmes" file on your "Start" menu. If you can't find it, click on the "start" button on the tool bar menu and select the option to "run", then enter the following routec:\programme files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe and click "Accept".
If it is the first time you are running Outlook Express on your system, you will immediately get the connection assistant window; if you don't, click on the "tools" option from the top tool bar and select "accounts". You will get a window entitled "Internet accounts", click on the "Add" option and select "mail".
So that you understand more clearly the following steps, we will base the configuration process on an example of an email account created from a fictitious domain. You will be able to see the graphics amplified if you click on them.
List of email accounts in a control panel
Connection Assistant:
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Name:
Is the name that will appear as sender when you send electronic mail, enter your name or an alias. To continue click on the "next" button. |
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Electronic mail address:
Select the "already have an email address" option and enter your email address, this address is the one that you created from the control panel, check the email accounts list if you can't remember it. Click on the "next" button.
Based on the example of the above list of accounts, the electronic mail address is: usuario@example.com
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Name of the electronic mail server:
In the box labelled with "My incoming mail server is", select the option "POP3".
In incoming mail server, enter pop.dominio
In outgoing mail server, enter smtp.dominio
Replace domain with the domain to which the account belongs, the one that appears to the right of the "at" sign in the email address. To continue click on "next".
Continuing with the earlier example, you must enter pop.example.com as incoming mail server and smtp.example.comas outgoing mail server.
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Start the Internet mail session::
In the box "Account name" enter the POP login the system assigned to you when registering the email account, if you can't remember it, check it in the email accounts control panel.
In the case of our example, it would be vmaa0139
The password, is the one you assigned to the email account.
Following our example, you would have to enter usr1234
If you want Outlook to ask for your password each time you want to pick up your mail, do not check the "Remember password" box.
Do not tick the "Start session using secure password authentication (SPA)".
Click on the "next" button and then on "Finish" so that all the data is correctly saved. |
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