Configuring POP3 Email Account in Outlook

Outlook Express allows you to add a new email account to your existing profile. This means you do not have to replace your current settings in order to send and receive messages.

• From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
• Select the "Mail" tab.
• Click the "Add" button.
• From the Add menu, click "Mail."
• In the text box labeled Display Name, type your name and click "Next."
• In the Email Address box, type your Email address.
• Select "POP3" to answer the question "My incoming mail server is a..."
• In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server box, type "pop.your-domain.com"
• In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type "smtp.your-domain.com"
• Click "Next."
• In the Account Name box, type your Email address
• In the Password box, type your Password.
• If you want Outlook Express to remember your password, check the "Remember password" box.
• Do not check the boxes labeled "Log on using Secure..."
• Click "Next."
• Click "Finish."

Configuring POP3 Email Account in Eudora

• Click on the Tools Menu and select "Personalities."
• Right click in the "Personalities" box (on the left of the screen) and select "New."
• The New Account Wizard will take you through the set-up.
• Use the following settings:
• Personality Name: Enter your name
• Account Settings: Select "Create a new account."
• Personal Information: Enter your name.
• Email Address: Enter your Email address.
• Login Name: Enter your Email address again.
• Incoming Email Server: Type "pop.domain-name.com"; (make sure that POP is selected at the bottom.)
• Outgoing Email Server: Type "smtp.domain-name.com"
• Check the box next to "Allow authentication."
• Click the "Finish" button when you are done.

Configuring POP3 Email Account in Netscape Messenger

• From the Edit menu on the toolbar, select "Preferences."
• Under the Mail & Newsgroups category on the left, select "Mail Servers."
• Click "Add" to display the Mail Server Properties dialog box.
• In the Server name box, type "pop.domain-name.com."
• Under Server Type, click the pull-down list and select "POP3 Server."
• Under User Name, type your email address. Important: Please use a '+' sign instead of the '@' in the address.
• Check "Remember password" so you don't have to re-enter your password each time you start Messenger. You'll be prompted for your password initially.
• Select the "POP" tab and check the box labeled "Leave messages on server."
• Click "OK."
• In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type "smtp.domain-name.com"
• In the Outgoing mail server user name box, type your Email address. Important: Please use a '+' sign instead of the '@' in the address.
• Click "OK."
• Under the Mail & Newsgroups category on the left, select "Identity."
• In the Email Address box, type your Email address
• Click "OK."

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