In order to create a new e-mail account,
you will need to provide some essential information to access the "server" and
the particular "mailbox" that you will be using. 1.
Pick your "user name" that you plan to use for your
account (or the user name assigned by the System Administrator, or by your Internet Service
Provider [ISP] - if you are not using our email service). Your user name
should be one word, cannot contain spaces and may be a combination of
letters and numbers.
2. A password will be assigned to your
account.
3. You will need to know the address of
the incoming server (service that we provide).
Our incoming mail server address comes in a form of
postmaster.yourdomain.com.
4. User name for the outgoing mail from
your ISP [Internet Service Provider].
5. Password name for the outgoing mail
from your ISP.
6. Outgoing mail server address from
you ISP.
Once you have all the necessary information ready, you can
pick "Accounts..." from the "Tools"
menu.
This will bring up the "Internet
Accounts" window. In order to create your account, you have to click on the
"Add" button, and choose "Mail..."
from the list that will appear.
At this point, you will be presented
with "Internet Connection Wizard" which will enable you with
help in order to complete the full process.
Begin by choosing the way you will want
your name displayed when someone is receiving an e-mail you have sent.
Clicking on the "Next"
button, and provide your e-mail address. This is the address that will be used in replying
back to you. If you have another e-mail address, and you want to use it instead, you can
enter it here.
Clicking on the "Next"
button. In the "Incoming mail" field enter the name of the
incoming (our) server that you will be using to receive email. In
the "Outgoing mail" field enter the name of the outgoing
(your ISP's) email server name that you will be using to send mail.
* In the
"Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:" you will need to enter the
server name that your ISP supplied for your account along with your
other settings that you use in order to access the Internet. Most ISPs
usually provide this information on their web site.
In the next window you will need to
provide information that will be sent to the server in order to authenticate your logon.
It consists of your "user name" ("POP account name") and your
"password".
Note: in the password field, you are not going to see what you type
except for stars indicating how many characters you have typed.
Now you can give your account a
meaningful name (may be helpful if you need to handle a few different accounts).
In most cases, you will want to decide
when you want to connect to the Internet (the third option: "I will establish my
Internet connection manually"). If you want your computer to dial-up to
the Internet automatically when you want to check or send e-mail, you may want to choose
the first option, "Connect using my phone line."
Click on the "Finish"
button.
Now, you should see your new account
listed in the Internet Accounts window, under the Mail
tab. Click on the "Properties" button to enter the last
setting needed for your account to be fully operational.
At this point you will
instruct Outlook / Outlook Express to use your ISP's outgoing mail
server by checking "My server requires authentication" box
in the "Outgoing mail server" section of the window. After
checking the box, click on the "Settings" button to bring up
the "Outgoing mail server settings" window.
In the following
window you need to click on the "Log on using" option to
enable the fields below. Then you need to supply the "Account
name" and "Password".
Please Note: this is the information that you received from
your ISP, or is provided on their web site.
When you are done
entering this information, click on the "OK" button, then
click on the "OK" button in the email Properties window, and
then click on the "Close" button in the Internet Accounts
window.
At this point your Outlook, or Outlook
Express is set up for using our server for sending and receiving
emails.
When you click on the "Send
and receive" button on the toolbar, following status box will show you
progress of the current operation:
Now you are set for
using your email account on your computer.
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