How to Set Up Outlook Express 5.0 for Macintosh OS 9 to Send and Receive Email
- Open Outlook Express.

- Select I already have an Internet e-mail account, but I have never used that account on this computer; or I have used another program but I don't want to import anything from that program.

- Click the Right Arrow button.
- In the Display Name field, type your name.

- Click the Right Arrow button.
- In the E-mail address field, type your full email address (e.g., johndoe@yourdomain.com).

- Click the Right Arrow button.
- Click the arrow box on the My incoming mail server is a(n) pop-up list and choose POP.
- In the Incoming mail (POP, IMAP) server field, type your Incoming mail server (POP) (e.g., mail.yourdomain.com).
- In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server field, type your ISP's Outgoing mail server (SMTP) (e.g., mail.your-isp.com).
Note: You can use mail.yourdomain.com as your outgoing mail server, but it is highly recommended that you use your ISP's outgoing mail server to send messages. Not only will it transmit the messages to the server faster, but if you use mail.yourdomain.com for outgoing messages, you will be charged for bandwidth usage.
- Click the Right Arrow button.
- In the Account ID field, type your email account name (e.g., johndoe@yourdomain.com).
- In the Password field, type your email password.

Note: Your password is case sensitive! Make sure CAPS LOCK is off when typing it.
- Click the Right Arrow button.
- In the Account name field, type your full email address (e.g., johndoe@yourdomain.com).

- Click the Finish button.
- From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.

- Double-click your mail account in the Accounts list.


- Click the Click here for advanced sending options button.

- Select Log on using.
- In the Account ID field, type your email account name (e.g., johndoe@yourdomain.com).
- In the Password field, type your password.
- Check the box next to Save password.
- Close the Advanced sending options window.

- Click the OK button.
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