Customer Service : Technical Info : Outlook Express

Configuring Outlook Express for DialUp Net Services

1. Open Outlook Express by double clicking on the icon. The icon should be on the desktop; if not, click on the Windows Start button, Programs, then either Outlook or Outlook Express.

2. Click on Tools on the menubar on the top and select Accounts.

3. You should see a list of tabs on the top, click on the Mail tab.
          

4. Click Add to add a new mail account or double-click an account already present to edit it.

5. Under the User Information section, you should see Name, E-Mail Address & Reply Address. Enter in you name as you wish it to appear in your outgoing email.  Then type in your full email address in the form of johndoe@dialupnet.com.  You can leave the reply address blank if you wish for those replying to you to send mail to your regular email address that you have just entered.

6. Click on the Servers tab on the top of the window. You will see configuration information for checking your e-mail. The Outgoing Mail (SMTP) and Incoming Mail (POP3) contain the mail server information. Refer to the table below for this information.

Account Name:

The POP3 username. Typically this would be the first part of the e-mail address. For example for user John Doe who has an e-mail address of johndoe@dialupnet.com, the POP3 username would be johndoe.

Outgoing Mail (SMTP):

mail.dialupnet.com

Incoming Mail Server:

mail.dialupnet.com

Mail Server Type:

POP3

7. Under the Incoming Mail Server section, you will see a field titled Account Name & Password. The Account Name contains the POP3 login for your e-mail address. Typically the POP3 value will be the first part of your e-mail address. For example if John Doe had an e-mail address of jondoe@dialupnet.com, his POP3 login will be johndoe.

Type in your mail password in the Password field. Make sure that the check box for My server requires authentication is NOT checked. Click on OK to save the settings.