Setting Up Outlook Express

If you want to add a new E-Mail account to Outlook Express:

Click on Tools then on Accounts.

You will see a window like:

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Click on the Add button and select Mail to create a new mail account.

The first screen to appear will be:

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Type Your Name in the box above.

Click Next.

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Type your e-mail address in the box above and click Next.

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) 
One of two Internet mail server protocols. 
The SMTP server sends e-mail text files. 
When sending e-mail, the e-mail client (the e-mail program) contacts the SMTP server. 
The SMTP server moves the e-mail to a POP server for storage.

for More information regarding POP or IMAP Mail server

To Set up the servers Type the following:

Incoming Mail (POP3 or IMAP) Server: pop.yourISP.net
Outgoing mail (SMTP) Server: mail.yourISP.net

Click Next.

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Enter your Email Username and Email Password in the boxes above and click Next.

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Finally, choose a friendly name for this mail account. This can be anything you choose but normally somthing descriptive like : My Mail Account is best.

Click Next to continue.

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If you use a modem to connect to the Internet (most people do) then select Connect using my phone line and click Next.

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Select the Dial Up Connection that you use. Click Next.

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Click Finish to complete the setup.

If you wish to set up a News account in Outlook Express :-

Click on Tools then on Accounts.

You will see a window like:

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Click on the Add button and select News to create a new news account.

The first screen to appear will be:

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Type Your Name in the box above.

Click Next.

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Enter your Internet News E-Mail Address here. This is normally the same as your normal e-mail address.

Click Next to continue.

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Enter the address of your News (NNTP) Server here: news.yourISP.net

Click Next.

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Finally, choose a friendly name for this mail account. This can be anything you choose but normally somthing descriptive like : My News Account is best.

Click Next to continue.

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If you use a modem to connect to the Internet (most people do) then select Connect using my phone line and click Next.

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Select the Dial Up Connection that you use. Click Next.

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Click Finish to complete the setup.