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How to Forward web based email to Microsoft Outlook Express
Added July 23rd, 2007

To enable a web based email account to “Forward” the emails to be viewed in Outlook OR Outlook Express, the following steps have to be taken:

General Instructions for Outlook Express, the following steps are followed:

• Go To Tools Accounts
• Click on Add button and select Mail
• Enter your name under “Display Name:” and Click Next
• Enter the email address of the account you want to use in OE under “E-mail Address:” and Click Next.

In the “E-mail Server Names” Window:

• Ensure that the field “My incoming mail server is a” POP3 server
• Enter the incoming mail server name (POP3): something like pop.yourdomain.com
• Enter the outgoing mail server name (SMTP): something like smtp.yourdomain.com
• For example if your domain is xyz.com, the above entries would be pop.xyz.com and smtp.xyz.com
• Please check with your ISP, IT admin (if within a company) or the Mail Hosting Provider to verify the above settings and the corresponding PORT numbers.

And Click on Next

In the “Internet Mail Logon” Window:

• Enter the Account name and Password for the email address entered above
• Check with your ISP if you have to check “Log on using Secure Password Authentication”

And Click on Next

• Click on “Finish” to complete the account settings.

In the “Internet Accounts” Window:

• Click on the email Account created and click on the “Properties” button.
  • Click on the “Advanced” tab
    • Ensure that the Incoming server (POP3) Server Port Number is set at 110 and
    • Ensure that the Outgoing server (SMTP) Server Port Number is set at 25.
    • Check the box “Leave a copy of messages on Server” if you need a copy of the email messages to be left in the server.
  • Click on the “Servers” tab
    • Ensure that the checkbox against “My Server requires authentication” is Checked
  • No other checkboxes or radio buttons need to be checked.

If the above settings do not work, please contact your ISP to obtain any information that has changed.