Outlook Express 6 for Windows

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  1. From the Desktop, Double Click on the Outlook Express Icon, When Outlook Express opens up.
  2. Click the Tools menu and select Accounts.

 

  1. Click the Mail tab to bring it to the front. This displays a window containing your Internet accounts. If you only use your Broadband Provider to access the Net, there will be only one account available.

  1. To modify your existing account, click its name and press the Properties button. To add your account, click New and choose Mail from the pop-up window.
  2. To rename an old account or set up a new one, type a name for it in the Mail Account field. (Changing your account name does not affect your email username.)
  3. Enter the following in the User Information area:

  1. Click the Servers tab.
  2. Enter the following, all in lowercase:

  1. Press OK to close the Properties window.
Click Close to close the Accounts window and save your changes.

Setting Up Identities

Outlook Express 6.x - Win - Identities

Multiple User Settings

The Identities feature in Outlook Express allows you to create an "identity" for each user. Identities allow you to set up an "Inbox," personal folders, and e-mail accounts for each user. This feature allows for greater privacy and security because each user can password protect his or her e-mail.

To create a new identity:

  1. In Outlook Express, select Identities from the File menu.
  2. Select Add New Identity and type in the user's name (full or partial).
  3. In the Type your name: box, type a name for the identity.
  4. If you want to set a password for your identity, click the Require a password check box to select it, type and confirm your new password.
  5. Click the OK button, and then click the Close button.

Manage Identities

To change the current identity's settings:

  1. In Outlook Express, select Identities from the File menu.
  2. Select Manage Identities.
  3. To change your identity name or password, select it and then click the Properties button. To change the identity that Outlook Express opens on startup, click the Use this identity when starting a program check box, and select an identity from the drop-down menu.
  4. Click the Close button.

Switch Identities

To change from one user identity to another:

  1. In Outlook Express, select Switch Identity from the File menu.
  2. Select the desired identity (enter the password if required).
  3. Click the OK button. The current identity will appear on the gray bar. Note: If you do not log off of your current identity before you quit Outlook Express, you may not be able to log on using a different identity. To prevent this from occurring, log off of the current identity before you quit Outlook Express.

 

 

Configuring Outlook Express for multiple accounts

Note: You must set up Knology sub-accounts before configuring Outlook Express for multiple accounts.

1. Open Outlook Express. Go to the Tools menu and select Accounts...

2. Click the Add button and click Mail...

3. Enter your name. Click Next. In the following screen, enter the e-mail address you would like to check.

4. In the next screen, enter pop3 for the POP3 server and smtp for the SMTP server.

5. Enter your account name and password.

6. Enter an account name. This name will be used to identify these settings, so it should be a unique name to your e-mail account.

7. Click Next, leaving the setting to connect through a LAN. Click Finish. Outlook Express is now configured for your e-mail account.

 

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