How to configure Outlook Express to send and receive email

This article describes how to setup Outlook Express so that you can use it to send and receive email to/from your Gigahosts domain.

Procedure

To configure Outlook Express for sending and receiving email:

• Open Outlook Express

• Select the Accounts option from the Tools menu. The Internet Accounts dialog box appears:

• Click on the Add button to add a new account.

• Click on the Mail option from the menu that appears. The Internet Connection Wizard appears:

• Enter the name you want to appear in the From field of outgoing email messages, and click on the Next button.

• Enter the email address that people must use when sending email to you, and click on the Next button. The Email Server Name dialog box appears:

• In the Incoming mail box enter mail.yourdomain.co.uk (e.g. mail.anotherwaveyline.com).

• In the Outgoing mail box enter the name of the SMTP server provided by your ISP. Click on the Next button. The Password dialog box appears:

• Enter, in the Account Name box, the email address from which you are going to retrieve mail in the form mail@yourdomain.co.uk (e.g. mail@anotherwaveyline.com).

• Enter the mailbox password as setup in your Fasthosts control panel, and click on the Next button to complete the configuration of Outlook Express.