Support/Knowledgebook --- Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express
Setting up Email Account with Outlook / Outlook Express
Before starting:
- Make sure your domain name loads. If it doesn't load your your email account wont work.
- Make sure you have setup your email accounts at yourdomain.com/cpanel .
You are now ready to begin setting up your email accounts.
- Open Outlook Express
- Go to "Tools" and click on "Accounts"
- A "Internet Accounts" window will pop up. Click on "Add", then click on "Mail".
- This will start up Internet Connection Wizard. Enter your name where it says "Display name:" and click "Next" at the bottom right.
- Enter your Email address in the input box. This does NOT have to be your "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."( you can use "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., etc). Then click Next.
- In the Incoming mail (POP3) field type mail.yourdomain.com
In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) field type mail.yourdomain.com
(so if your domain name is elitepolls.com, then you would put "mail.elitepolls.com" there). Click Next. - Now type in your username that you have setup from cpanel using the following format: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Just click Finish and you're done!