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Outlook Express 6.0 - Adding An Account

Step 1: Open Outlook Express. Click on Tools and choose Accounts.
Step 2: In the Internet Accounts Window, click Add and choose Mail.
Step 3: Type in your Name and click Next.
Step 4: Type in your complete email address and click Next.
Step 5: Choose POP3 as the incoming mail server. For the server names for both Outgoing and Incoming, type mail.domainname.com. (Replace "domainname.com" with your actual domain name)
Step 6: Type in your full email address as your account name. Also type in your password and click Next.
Step 7: Click Finish on the Congratulations screen.
Step 8: Click Close to close out of the Internet Account window.
Step 9: In Outlook Express, click Send/Receive.
Step 10: If you are unable to connect to the smtp server, your ISP may be blocking port 25 from 3rd party use. Contact your ISP if this occurs.