| Start Outlook Express. It can usually be found on the
desktop, or by clicking the start button and looking in the
"Programs" menu.
Once Outlook Express has been started, click "Tools" on the
top menu bar, and then "Accounts".
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To the right-hand-side of the screen that appears is an
"Add" button. Click it, and then the "Mail" button that
appears. This starts the "Add an Email Address" wizard.
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The following screen asks for your display name. The name
entered here is sent along with every email sent from the
account you are creating. Enter your name, and then click
"Next".
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Enter the email address of the email account you wish to
setup Outlook Express for. As we are doing the setup for jim@jimscompany.com,
we enter the full email address. Click "Next" to continue.
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The next screen requires us to enter the incoming and
outgoing mail servers. Firstly, confirm that you have "The
incoming mail server is a" set to "POP3 server". This is the
default, but it is always good to check.
Both the incoming and outgoing mail servers are the same.
They are mail.mewireles.net . Click "Next" to continue.
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The final screen you need to enter settings for is now
displayed. It asks for the account name and password. Enter
your full email address for your username, and the
password you set for the account when you created it.
Ticking the "Remember Password" checkbox is optional.
The final setting on this screen is "Logon using Secure
Password Authentication (SPA)". Make sure that this is
not ticked.
Click "Next" to continue.
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Finally click "Finish". Your email account has now been
fully setup with Outlook Express.
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