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How To Set Up An E-Mail Account (POP3)
Please Note: You must have a domain name purchased through Britnett to have this service.
Set Up an Outlook Express E-Mail Account The Internet Connection Wizard makes short work of setting up your online mailbox by walking you through each step for every e-mail account you set up.
Instructions for configuring Outlook Express: Please note, it is necessary to already have a dial up account for Internet access. 1. If Outlook Express is already installed, start the program. 2. If you want to create a new identity ( to keep each email address completely separate), click on File/Identities/Add New Identity. Otherwise skip to step 8. 3. Type your name. Click OK. 4. A box will appear asking if you want to switch to this identity now. Click Yes. 5. Click on Create a new Internet Account. 6. Click Next. 7. Skip to step 9. 8. To create a new account within the same Identity select Tools/Accounts and then click Add/Mail. If you are installing for the first time Outlook Outlook Express will begin to prompt for your account details. 9. Enter the display name for your account, e.g. your full name. 10. Click Next. 11. Click in the check box "I already have an email address that I'd like to use" 12. Enter your new email address in full (e.g. andrew@mydomain.co.uk). 13. Click Next. 14. Select POP3 as the incoming mail server type. 15. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server box type the following: mail2.zylem.com 16. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box type the following: mail2.zylem.com 17. Click Next. 18. Enter the Account Name, which is the full email address (eg andrew@mydomain.co.uk). 19. Enter the Password for the mailbox. If you dont know this please contact Britnett. 20. Click Next. 21. Click Finish. 22. Click on the new account you have setup and then click Properties. 23. Change the Mail Account name to something more meaningful, e.g. your own name. 24. Click on the Servers tab and make sure that you check the box next to 'My Server Requires Authentication'. 25. Click Apply. 26. Click on the Connection tab. 27. Click in the check box "Always connect to this account using" 28. Select your dial up account. 29. Click Apply. 30. Click the Advanced tab 31. Under Delivery make sure the box "Leave a copy of meassages on the server" is UNCHECKED 32. Click OK. This correctly configures Outlook Express to allow you to send and receive email.
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