Microsoft Outlook Express E-Mail Configuration

This is our online support area to help you setup Outlook Express to work with either the SOHOHost Web Hosting Service or SOHO Central Business Class Internet Access.

Outlook Express can be configured at the time of installation through the configuration wizard or manually, later on. Here are instructions for reconfiguring an existing account as well as configuring a new Outlook Express e-mail account

Please note: There are special instructions for setup depending on whether you subscribe to our Internet access service or just our web hosting service or both.

Reconfiguring an Existing Account

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Account.
  2. Select the Mail tab.
  3. Select sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
  4. Click the Properties button.


     
  5. In the Mail account text box, type sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
  6. In the Name text box, type your name.
  7. In the E-mail address text box, type your e-mail address. For example, username@sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
  8. Check Include this account when doing a full send and receive.


     
  9. Select the Servers tab.
  10. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) text box, type smtp.sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site and you DO NOT subscribe to our Internet access service, you must enter the SMTP settings of your local Internet provider. If we host your site and you DO subscribe to our Internet access service, put smtp.yourdomainname)
  11. In the Incoming mail (POP3) text box, type pop.sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
  12. Select Log on using.
  13. In the Account name text box, type your username.
  14. In the Password text box, type your password.
  15. Uncheck My server requires authentication (under Outgoing mail Server).



     
  16. Select the Connection tab.
  17. Select Connect using my phone line.
  18. Under Use the following dial-up networking connection, select your SOHO Central dial-up connection.



     
  19. Select the Advanced tab.
  20. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) text box, type 25
  21. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) text box, type 110
  22. Move the Server timeouts slider to the right (toward Long) to set the Server timeouts value to 5 minutes.
  23. Click the OK button.



     
  24. Click the Close button.

Configuring a New Account

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Account.
  2. Select the Mail tab.



     
  3. Click the Add button.
  4. From the Add menu, choose Mail.



     
  5. In the Display name text box, type your name.



     
  6. Click the Next button to continue.
  7. In the E-mail address text box, type your e-mail address.



     
  8. In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server text box, type pop.sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
  9. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server text box, type smtp.sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site and you DO NOT subscribe to our Internet access service, you must enter the SMTP settings of your local Internet provider. If we host your site and you DO subscribe to our Internet access service, put smtp.yourdomainname)



     
  10. Click the Next button to continue.
  11. In the POP account name text box make sure that your e-mail username appears.
  12. In the Password text box, type your password.



     
  13. Click the Next button to continue.
  14. Click the Next button.
  15. Select Connect using my phone line.



     
  16. Click the Next button to continue.
  17. Select Use an existing dial-up connection.
  18. Select your SOHO Central dial-up connection.
  19. Click the Next button to continue.
  20. Click the Finish button.
  21. Click the Close button.

 

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