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
- From the Tools menu, choose Account.
- Select the Mail tab.
- Select sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
- Click the Properties button.
- In the Mail account text box, type sohocentralusa.com
(if we
host your site use your domain name)
- In the Name text box, type your name.
- 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)
- Check Include this account when doing a full send and
receive.
- Select the Servers tab.
- 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)
- In the Incoming mail (POP3) text box, type pop.sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
- Select Log on using.
- In the Account name text box, type your username.
- In the Password text box, type your password.
- Uncheck My server requires authentication (under Outgoing
mail Server).
- Select the Connection tab.
- Select Connect using my phone line.
- Under Use the following dial-up networking connection, select
your SOHO Central dial-up connection.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) text box, type 25
- In the Incoming Mail (POP3) text box, type 110
- Move the Server timeouts slider to the right (toward
Long) to set the Server timeouts value to 5 minutes.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Close button.
Configuring a New Account
- From the Tools menu, choose Account.
- Select the Mail tab.
- Click the Add button.
- From the Add menu, choose Mail.
- In the Display name text box, type your name.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- In the E-mail address text box, type your e-mail
address.
- In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server text box, type
pop.sohocentralusa.com (if we host your site use your domain name)
- 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)
- Click the Next button to continue.
- In the POP account name text box make sure that your e-mail
username appears.
- In the Password text box, type your password.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- Click the Next button.
- Select Connect using my phone line.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- Select Use an existing dial-up connection.
- Select your
SOHO Central
dial-up connection.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- Click the Finish button.
- Click the Close button.
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