How to configure Outlook Express 6 to access my POP3 Mailbox ?
If you have installed Outlook Express 6, you can configure the software to access your email by the following steps: 1
1. On Tools menu, click Accounts.
2. Select the Mail tab, click Add, and then click Mail.
3. In the Display name text box, type your name (e.g. Tom Chan), and then click Next.
4. In the E-mail address text box, type your email address
<electronic-id>@cityu.edu.hk
(e.g. cctom@.cityu.edu.hk),
and then click Next.
5. In the list of Internet mail server types, select POP3.
9. In the Internet Mail Logon dialog box, enter your-electronic-id (e.g. cctom) as Account name, then click Next.
10. Click Finish.
In addition, you should enable
"secure connection" and "Leave a copy of
messages on server"
checkboxes for your POP3 mail account.
11. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
12. To select the Mail tab, click the e-mail
account.
13 Click Properties.
14. Click the Advanced tab,
15. Check the checkbox of This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
The Sever Port Numbers for Incoming mail (POP3) will be
automatically changed to 995.
16. And select option Leave a copy of
messages on server, Remove from server after 30 day(s)
(You can set the days less
or greater than "30"),
and Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'.
17. Click OK.
Caution:
In
order to prevent your computer from getting infected by computer virus via
email, you should tighten the security configuration in Outlook Express to
prohibit scripts from running within email.
Please refer
here for the detailed procedure.
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Last modified: Wednesday, 09-Jan-08 10:18:36
