How to Change Email Servers

Various applications and programs let you check, compose and send email on your computer. These programs include Outlook and Outlook Express, made by Microsoft, and Mail made by Apple. At times you may be asked by your email service provider to change the server that you are referring to within your email application. This process takes five minutes and is fairly simple.

Things You'll Need

• Outlook, Outlook Express or Mail
• Internet connection
• Email servers

Instructions

Outlook and Outlook Express

1. Open your Outlook or Outlook Express. Go to "Tools" in the menu bar, scroll down and click "Accounts." A list of your email accounts will appear in a dialog box.

2. Hit the "Mail" tab. Highlight (left-click) the email account that you need to change its servers. Click the "Properties" button on the right.

3. Pick the "Servers" tab in the next window. In this window, type the names of your new servers in the incoming and outgoing mail servers field. Click the "Apply" button and then the "OK" button.

4. Close out all windows and restart your computer.

Apple Mail

1. Click your :Mail" icon on your desktop. Click on "Mail," scroll down, click "Preferences..." and hit the "Accounts" tab on the next page.

2. Type the name of your new mail server in the "Incoming Mail Server" field.

3. Click on the "arrows" button next to the drop-down box next to "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" and click "Add new server..."

4. Type in the name of your new server in the "Outgoing Mail Server" field. Fill in the advanced options of the server below that field. Close the "Accounts" window.

5. Close out all windows and restart your computer.

References

• Sonet: Instructions for Changing your Mail Server Names in Outlook and Outlook Express.
• Colorado.edu: Using Apple Mail SMTP for Non-University Email Accounts