How to Add E-mail Addresses to Your Outlook Express
Outlook Express is a Windows-based, free e-mail client that accompanies the Internet Explorer web browser. It works by importing e-mail accounts, such as Gmail, Yahoo! or Hotmail, and downloading your messages. Then you can you use Outlook Express to receive and send mail from your desktop. In order to add e-mail addresses, you must determine what type of e-mail server you have and find the correct name of your incoming and outgoing e-mail servers. You can obtain this information from your e-mail provider.
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Determine the type of e-mail protocol your account uses --- POP3, IMAP or HTTP. Most accounts use the POP3 method, which essentially stores your e-mails on its server until downloaded to a client such as Outlook Express. POP3 accounts include Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, MSN, Lycos Mail and Mail.com. AOL uses IMAP, in which the messages are always stored on the mail server, regardless of whether they are downloaded. Hotmail uses the HTTP protocol, which is web-based.
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Obtain the names of your incoming and outgoing e-mail servers. You'll need this information to configure e-mail accounts in Outlook Express. See Resources to find the correct server names for a variety of e-mail account types.
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Start Outlook Express on your computer.
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Click the "Tools" menu. Select "Accounts."
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Click "Add." Select "Mail." This will launch the "Internet Connection Wizard," where you can add e-mail accounts.
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Type your name as you want it to display to e-mail recipients. Click "Next."
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Type your e-mail address for the account you want to add. Click "Next."
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Select the type of e-mail server you determined in Step 1. Type the incoming and outgoing mail servers (from Step 2) in the fields below. Click "Next."
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Type your e-mail account name and password. Click "Remember Password" if you want Outlook Express to store the password for later use.
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Click "Next." Click "Finish."
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Repeat these steps to add additional accounts.
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