To configure Outlook Express to send and receive email using our servers using POP3 and SMTP over SSL/TLS, please follow the steps below. Please replace:

Attentionuser@example.com with your email address
example.com with your domain name
your_server.com with your server's host name (you can find your server's host name listed in the upper left corner of your Control Panel)

 

1. Open Outlook Express.

2. Choose "Tools" -> "Accounts".

Tools -> Accounts

3. Choose "Mail" -> "Add" -> "Mail".

Internet Accounts

4. In the "Display Name" field you should enter the name which you would like to appear on the messages you send.

Click on the "Next" button.

Internet Connection Wizard

5. Enter your e-mail address user@example.com in the "E-mail address" field.

Click on the "Next" button.

Internet Connection Wizard

6. Set the type of the incoming mail server to POP3.
For incoming and outgoing mail servers you should use mail.your_server.com

Click on the "Next" button.

Internet Connection Wizard

7. Enter user@example.com in the "Account Name" field. In the "Password" field you need to enter the current password for this particular mailbox.

Make sure that you leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication" (SPA) option unchecked.

Click on the "Next" button.

Internet Connection Wizard

8. Click on "Finish".

Internet Connection Wizard

9. Select the account you have just created and click on "Properties".

Internet Accounts

10. Click on "Servers" and check the "My server requires authentication" option.

mail.your_server.com Properties

11. Click on the "Advanced" tab and set the "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" port to 587.

"This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" options under "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" and "Incoming mail (POP3)" need to be checked.

Click on "OK".

mail.your_server.com Properties