How to Add Email Account in Outlook Express

Illustrative tutorial about adding email account to Outlook Express Mail User Agent.

This example how to create email account john.smith@example.com in Outlook Express.

  • Prerequisite: john.smith@example.com email is added in MailManager and password is set up

Open Outlook Express Mail User Agent and follow Set up a Mail account link (if this is the first time you use Outlook Express), if there is no such link - go to the Tools item on the menu toolbar and select Accounts...

Outlook Express Tools

In the opened window add a new mail via Add -> Mail...

Outlook Express Add Mail

In the opened Internet Connection Wizard in provide your Display name:

Outlook Express - Your Name

Specify your email address:

Outlook Express - internet email address

Provide your email server details: select POP3 as your incoming server and type in incoming and outcoming mail servers:

Outlook Express email server names

Type your account name and password:

Outlook Express - internet mail logon

That's all! Click Finish to complete this procedure.

Outlook Express Congratulations

Now you have to set up Outgoing Mail Server - for this go to Tools item on the menu toolbar, open Accounts... and select Properties for pop3.quintagroup.com account

Outlook Express Secure protocol

In the opened window activate My server requires authentication option and press on Settings button:

Outlook Express Outgoing Mail Server

provide your account name and password and press OK to save changes.

Outlook Express logon info

Secure Connection

In case you want to send/receive your emails via secure protocol - follow these security instructions.

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