How to Set Up Outlook Express to Send and Receive E-mail

You will need your E-mail server settings to set up your E-mail program.

If the E-mail you are using is provided with a Thomas Cole Hosted Domain your incoming mail server (POP3) will be mail.yourdomain.com and your account name will be your full E-mail address.

Your outgoing mail server (SMTP) is dependant on the ISP you are using.

Click Here for a list of common SMTP servers.

Open Outlook Express.

Click the Tools, menu and select Accounts.

Click on the "New" button.

In the Your Name screen of the Account Setup Assistant, enter your full name.

Click the right arrow.

In the Internet E-mail Address screen, check "I already have an E-mail address..." and in the E-mail address field, type your full E-mail address (e.g., support@thomascole.net).

Click the right arrow.

Select My incoming mail server is a POP server

In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server field, type your Incoming mail server (POP) (as determined during step 1 of this walkthrough).

In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, type your Outgoing mail server (SMTP) (as determined during step 1 of this walkthrough).

Click the right arrow.

In the Account name field, type your full E-mail address (e.g., support@thomascole.net).

In the Password field, type your E-mail password.

Click the right arrow.

In the Account Name field, enter a name to remember this account (e.g. your E-mail address)

Click Finish to Close the Account Setup Assistant window and you are done.