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====== Email Setup Guide for Outlook Express (POP3) ======

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Example to setup Outlook Express with AfterOffice service.\\
Full name: **John Liew**\\
Email: johnliew@lookafter.com\\
POP3 and SMTP server: **mail.lookafter.com**\\

To setup your new account in Outlook Express, follow these steps:\\

  - Select **[Accounts...]** from the **[Tools]** menu in Outlook Express.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe01.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Click at the **[Add]** button, and select **[Mail...]**.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe02.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Enter your full name, in this example "John Liew", and click **[Next]** when done.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe03.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Enter your full email, in this example " johnliew@lookafter.com ", click **[Next]** when done.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe04.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Select **[POP3]** in "My incoming mail server", and enter your POP3 server. In this example, "mail.lookafter.com". Enter your SMTP server, which is same as the POP3 server. Click **[Next]** when done.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe05.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Enter your full email as the "Account name", and enter the password here. Click **[Next]** when done.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe06.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Click **[Finish]** to confirm.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe07.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - On the following window, click into **[Properties]**.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe08.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Go to the **Servers** tab. Make sure that "My server requires authentication" is selected. (You may further click into **"Settings"** to check if "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected)\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe09.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Go to the **Advanced** tab. Make sure that the **"Outgoing mail (SMTP)"** is 587, and **"Incoming mail (POP3)"** is 110. Make sure that both "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" is NOT selected.\\ {{:faq:email:outlook_express_setup:oe10.gif?nolink|}}\\ \\
  - Click [Apply] to save the settings and then [OK] to close this window.
  - Outlook Express is ready now. Click [Send/Recv] to start downloading emails from the mail server.
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