Start up Outlook Express. Pull down the
Tools menu and select
Accounts...
Please note that different versions of Outlook Express exist and do
not look exactly like the following example. They should include the
same information and you should be able to follow along anyway.
Of course, if you have any trouble, please call us.
Selecting Your Account
First we need to select your account. If this is your first email
address, simply push the Add button and pick mail.
If you had a previous email address that you are replacing, then you
will need to select the appropriate item. Outlook Express often comes
with several phantom accounts setup. One of your accounts will either
say 'mail.nampa.net' (from the old email system) or something like
your name. Select that one. It usually indicates that it is the
default.
Push the Properties button.
Mail Account Properties (General)
The Mail Account Properties window should appear. The tabs across the
top should be set on General.
The first item is the Mail Account. This is simply your name as you
like it to appear on the Internet Accounts list (previous screen).
Under User Information, the Name:
should be your name as you want others to see it. The
Organization: field is
optional.
The E-mail address: field is
mandatory. Your email address should be in the form
username@nampa.net where username is your actual account name
(ie; mtg@nampa.net).
The Reply address: is optional.
Some people use this field to have return mail go somewhere else.
Some of the spammers use this information to capture your address so
they can send you junk mail. I generally suggest leaving this field
blank.
Mail Account Properties (Servers)
Change the tab across the top to Servers.
Under Server Information make sure the items read like the boxes
below.
Under Incoming Mail Server, the Account name:
should be your email name (with the @nampa.net).
Your Password should show up as '*'
characters. If you do not want to type in your password each time,
simply check the Remember password
box.
You also need to check the box titled My
Server Requires Authentication which allows username
authentication to send email (instead of the server authenticating
your IP location).
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