Outlook Express New Email Account Setup Guide

It's fairly easy to setup Outlook Express to check your mail accounts. You will need to get the email settings from the Welcome Email that was sent to you when you activated your web site account.

If you do not have a shortcut on your desktop to Outlook Express, Click on the Start menu on your computer and look for Outlook Express in your programs.

From the Menubar, Click on the Tools menu.

Click on Accounts.

From the Internet Account page, Click on the Add button on the top right and then Click on Mail.

Enter the name that you want added to your emails.

Click on the Next button.

Click on the dot next to I already have an email address that I'd like to use.

Enter your email address in the E-mail address textbox.

Click on the Next button.

Check that My incoming mail server is a POP3 server.

Enter pop3.xtra.co.nz for the Incoming mail server.

Enter smtp.xtra.co.nz for the Outgoing mail server.

Click on the Next button.

Enter your Xtra username in the Account name box.

Enter your Xtra password in the Password textbox.

If the password textbox is greyed out, Click the Remember Password box so that you can type in your password.

Please check that the username you type in is not in the wrong capitalization because usernames and passwords are case sensitive. The password you type in shows up as a bunch of stars to keep it private.

Click on the Next button.

Almost done! Click on the Finish button.

You should now see an account called johnbrown.com in the Account column.

Click on the account name johnbrown.com.

Click on the Properties button.

You should now see an account called johnbrown.com in the Account column.

Click on the account name johnbrown.com.

Click on the Properties button.

Starting with the General tab, Enter your name as you want to appear in your emails in the first textbox. For example, John Brown, or Mrs. John Brown.

Check to make sure your email address is correct. If you don't know what it is, then by default it is your username followed by @ and then add your domain name after that. For example if your web site username is unity and your domain name is johnbrown.com, then your email address will be unity@johnbrown.com.

Enter your Reply address. Most often, this is the same as the E-mail address.

When you are done on this page, Click on the Servers tab.

The Outgoing mail server should be your domain name without the www. Or, you can use your IP Address.

The Incoming mail server should be the same as your Outgoing mail server. Your domain name without the www. Or, you can use your IP Address.

The Account name is your complete email address. Using the above example, the Account name would be unity@johnbrown.com.

The Password for the default email account is the same password as your web site password.

Please remember case sensitivity with your username and password. In other words, USERNAME (all capitals) and username (all lowercase) is two different usernames belonging to two different people. The same thing applies to your password. So you need to be exact in your typing.

Clicking on the Remember Password checkbox is optional. If you do not select this option, you will have to enter your password everytime you check your email.

Place a check mark in the small box beside My server requires authentication by clicking in the empty box.

Click on the OK button when you have fininshed.

Click on the OK button to close the remaining open window.

That's It. Your Finished!

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