How to Use RocketMail With Outlook

RocketMail was a top email provider who fiercely competited against Hotmail in the 1990s. The service was acquired by Yahoo! in 1997 and the company still maintains and lets users sign up for a RocketMail email address. You can sync your RocketMail account with Outlook, giving you access to view, compose and respond to messages.

Instructions

    • 1

      Double-click the "Outlook" icon on your desktop.

    • 2

      Select the "Tools and Accounts Settings" option and click "New" under the "E-mail" tab.

    • 3

      Select "E-mail Service" and click the circle for "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP."

    • 4

      Mark the check box for "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" at the bottom. Click the "Next" button to continue.

    • 5

      Click the radio button for "Internet E-mail" and then click "Next." On the next screen, fill in your display name and Rocketmail address.

    • 6

      Type in "pop.mail.yahoo.com" for the incoming mail server and "smtp.mail.yahoo.com" for the outgoing mail server.

    • 7

      Type the account's username without the rocketmail.com domain. Also, type the corresponding password. Click the "Next" button to finish setting up the email account.

Tips & Warnings

  • Once your Rocketmail account is set up, you can click the "Inbox" icon at any time to read, compose and reply to messages.

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