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How to Set Up Outlook Express 5.x/6.0 for SMTP Authentication.

• Operating System(s): Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
• Application: Microsoft Outlook Express
• Application Version(s): 5.x, 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, 6.0

1. Open Outlook Express
   
   
   
   
2. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Add button, and choose Mail.
   
   
   
   
4. In the Display name field, type in your name.
5. Click the Next button.
   
   
   
   
6. Select I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use.
7. In the E-mail address field, type in your email address (where "usename@your-domain.com" is an active email account at your website's domain name).
8. Click the Next button.
   
   
   
   
9. Click the down arrow on the My incoming mail server is a drop-down list and choose POP3.
10. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server field, type mail.your-domain.com (where "your-domain.com" is your website's domain name).
11. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, type mail.your-domain.com (where "your-domain.com" is your website's domain name).
12. Click the Next button.
    
    
    
    
13. In the Account name field, type in your email address.
14. In the Password field, type in your password.
15. Check the box next to Remember password if you would like to save your password (otherwise you must type it in each time you check email).
16. Click the Next button.
    
    
    
    
17. Click the Finish button.
    
    
    
    
18. Select your email account in the Account list.
19. Click the Properties button.
    
    
    
    
20. Click on the Servers tab.
    
    
    
    
21. Check the box next to My server requires authentication.
    Click the Settings button.
    
    
    
    
22. Select Logon Information
23. Select radio button Use same settings as my incoming mail server
24. Click the OK button.
    
    
    
    
25. Click OK and Close on all open windows. That's it!