Editing existing e-mail accounts:
Below is a tutorial on editing e-mail accounts. In Outlook XP, editing an e-mail account is almost the same as creating one. To edit an e-mail account, do the following:
On the Toolbar, click Tools and select E-mail Accounts from the menu.
The E-mail Accounts window appears.
Select View or change existing e-mail accounts.
Click Next to continue.
The following window appears:
Highlight the account to be edited and click Change.
E-mail Accounts screen:
Your Name =
Enter your name.
E-mail Address = Enter your e-mail address.
User Name =
Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password = Enter the password to the e-mail account.
Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure your Caps Lock is disabled.
Check the box Remember password.
Incoming mail server (POP3) =
The Incoming (POP3) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com
(or .net). Replace the "ispname.com
(or .net)" with your ISP's name.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) =
The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com
(or
.net). Replace the "ispname.com
(or .net)" with your ISP's name.
Click the More Settings button.
Select the General tab.
Mail Account = give the mail account a name. If you plan on making more than one e-mail account, be distinctive.
Select the Outgoing Server tab.
SMTP authentication is required to send e-mail. Without this enabled, you'll not be able to send e-mail and you'll probably get error '550'. SMTP authentication helps deter would-be spammers from spamming you. It is as simple as entering a username and a password.
Check the box My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
Do any one of the following:
Select Use
same settings as my incoming mail server, or
Select Log
on using, and enter
User Name
=
Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password
= Enter the password of the e-mail account.
Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.
Check the box Remember password.
Enabling Outlook XP to connect to the Internet:
Select the Connection tab.
If enabled, when you launch Outlook XP, it can connect to the Internet using your dial-up connection. To enable this feature, do the following:
Select Connect using my
phone line.
Use the following
Dial-Up Networking connection = From
the drop-down menu, select the Internet connection you'd like Outlook to
use to connect to the Internet.
Click OK to return to the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) screen.
We return to the E-mail Accounts window.
Click the Next button to continue.
You're done.
Click Finish to complete the wizard.
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