Email Setup for Outlook 2000 or Outlook Express

Start by opening Microsoft Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook 2000 and we will being.

Step 1

Locate the menu bar in the window.  In our screen shot below it reads - File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools, Actions and Help.

To open the Accounts tool do the following:

1. Click the Tools menu
2. Then the Accounts option

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Step 2

Now choose the Add option to create new account or choose the account and account Properties by clicking on the button.

In are example we are going to be using the Properties button.

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Step 3 

You will now be presented with another window. The window which just appeared has five menu tabs on the top - General, Servers, Connections, Security and Advanced.

On the General tab fill in the fields with your details.

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Step 4

Now you have completed Step 3 click on the menu tab titled Server.

The information you are about to enter will control the communication between your computer and our server. You are about to set information such as username, password and the server connections.

POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3 

The POP3 protocol manages the downloading of incoming emails from the server. To successfully configure your this you must enter an address which follows this format.  

• mail.andaluciaws.com 

On my computer I have set the POP3 address to mail.andaluciaws.com.  To successfully setup your Microsoft Outlook 2000 or Microsoft Outlook Express you will have to substitute andaluciaws.com for your domain.

SMTP - Simple Mail Tranfer Protocol  

Now you have enter or POP3 address its now time to set the address to route the email you will be sending.  

For the outgoing mail put the SMTP address of your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Example ISP address include:

• smtp.telefonica.net
• smtp.mercuryin.com

Username and Password

Here you will have to type the username and password we sent you. Tick the remember password option to save the username and password.

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Step 5

Step 5 is optional and allows you to leave a copy of emails on the server. To setup leaving a copy of the server click on the Advanced tab.

To configure the options for leaving copies of emails on the server as backups requires the following steps.

We suggest if you have a large number of emails you do not leave emails on the server or for only a couple days.  If you exceed your storage quoter on the server you may encounter issues. 

To leave copies on the server tick the option Leave a copy of messages on the server. If you do not now check Remove from server after, all emails will stay on the server. The default is five days.

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Setup Complete

This now concludes setting up your emails on Microsoft Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook 2000.  

I still have problems!

If you are still experiencing problems sending and receiving emails contact our technical team using the phone number below in the footer or fill in our contact form.