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Setting Up an Email Account
Step-by-Step Tutorial for Outlook Express

1. Click the Tools menu option and then click Accounts. This window will appear.

2. Click the Add button, click the Mail option.

Remember that for your email to work the email address has to be set up on the server first, either via your Personal Control Panel or via SiteOne (managed website clients only).

MS Email Wizard
 
3. This starts the Internet Connection Wizard. Enter a name i.e. John Smith or Sales. The choice is yours. Click Next.
MS Email Wizard
 

4. Enter the email address you wish to receive and send mail on. This would be set up through your Personal Control Panel . Click Next.

MS Email Wizard
 

5. Ensure the incoming mail server type is set to POP3.

For Incoming mail enter mail.yourdomainname.
For Outgoing mail enter smtp.yourISP. Click Next.

Note: The Outgoing mail server will need to be set to the same as your existing Internet Service Provider (such as Freeserve). You can find out what the setting should be by checking the server properties for your ISP account.

MS Email Wizard
 

6. In Account Name enter the full email address:

yourchoice@yourdomainname.

In Password enter the password that youset up using your Personal Control Panel. Click Next.

MS Email Wizard
 

7. Click Finish to complete the set up your new email account.

Your email software is now configured to send and receive messages from a SiteOne POP account.

To add more email accounts just repeat this process. However, remember that accounts need to be set up on your personal cotrol panel as well.

MS Email Wizard
 



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