Back to FAQ

Setting up Email Account with Outlook Express

Before starting:

  1. Make sure your domain name loads. If it doesn't load your your email account wont work.
  2. Make sure you have setup your email accounts at yourdomain.com/cpanel .

You are now ready to begin setting up your email accounts.

  1. Open Outlook Express
  2. Go to "Tools" and click on "Accounts"

    Outlook Express Tutorial 1
  3. A "Internet Accounts" window will pop up. Click on "Add", then click on "Mail".

    Outlook Express Tutorial 2
  4. This will start up Internet Connection Wizard. Enter your name where it says "Display name:" and click "Next" at the bottom right.

    Outlook Express Tutorial 3
  5. Enter your Email address in the input box. This does NOT have to be your "username@yourdomain.com"( you can use "john@yourdomain.com, webmaster@yourdomain.com, etc). Then click Next.

    Outlook Express Tutorial 4
  6. 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.

    Outlook Express Tutorial 5
  7. Now type in your username that you have setup from cpanel using the following format: "yourusername@yourdomain.com"

    Outlook Express Tutorial 6
  8. Just click Finish and you're done!

    Outlook Express Tutorial 7



Back to FAQ

.