Using Microsoft Outlook Express to read your emails

To read your emails using Microsoft Outlook Express, you need to configure it and also specify the SMTP and POP/IMAP server configuration to authenticate the connection.

This section provides instructions on accessing and manually setting up your mailbox using Outlook Express and the SMTP server configuration required to authenticate the connection.

Accessing and setting up your mailbox

To access and set up your mailbox using Outlook Express:

1. Start Outlook Express by clicking on the Microsoft Outlook Express icon on your desktop.

2. Note: If you areng Outlook Express for the first time, the Internet Connection Wizard displays automatically.
   
   If you have configured Outlook Express before, and you want to add a new email account, you must manually launch the Internet Connect Wizard.
   
   To launch the wizard:
   
   1. Start Outlook Express by clicking on the Microsoft Outlook Express icon on your desktop.
   
   2. From the menu bar, choose Tools > Accounts.
   
   3. In the dialog box, click Add.
   
   4. Select and click Mail...
   
    The Internet Connection Wizard.

2. In the Display name field, enter your name as you want it to appear in the outgoing messages.

3. Click Next.

4. In the E-mail address field enter your email address. This is the address other people use to send email messages to you.

5. Click Next.

6. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, HTTP) server field, enter the host name or the IP address of the Exchange 2000 server.

7. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, enter the host name or the IP address of the Exchange 2000 server.

8. Click Next.

9. In the Account name field, enter your mailbox user name in the format <username>, for example, admin where admin is the user name and ntdomain is the domain name.

10. In the Password field, enter your mailbox password.

11. Click Next.

12. In the last setup window, click Finish.

This adds the new account. You can now specify your email settings.

Specifying email settings

To specify your email settings:

1. Start Outlook Express by clicking on the Microsoft Outlook Express icon on your desktop.

2. Choose Tools > Accounts.

3. In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click the Mail tab.

4. Select the new account and click Properties.

5. In the Properties window, click the Servers tab.

6. In the Outgoing Mail Server area, select the My server needs authentication check box.

7. Click Settings.

8. If you are using both servers (that is, the outgoing or SMTP server to send email and the incoming or POP server to receive email):

1. Select the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option.

2. Note: If you are setting this for the first time, this option will already be selected.

2. Click OK.

3. Click OK again.

Your account is ready to use.

9. If you are using only one server (that is, the outgoing or SMTP server to send email), follow these steps.

1. Select the Log on using option.

2. Enter your mailbox user name and password.

3. Click OK.

4. Click OK again.

Your account is ready to use.