Question: How do I setup Outlook Express to get my e-mails?

Answer:

Step 1

Start Outlook Express, from the main window you will be able to set up Outlook Express to send and receive mail from the E-mail account.

Step 2

From the main menu click on Tools then Accounts to start into this set-up process.

Step 3

A pop-up screen will appear, with 4 tabs - All, Mail, News, Directory Service - Click on the "Add" button on the Left Hand side and select Mail from the options.

Step 4

The display name is the name that will appear in the From field every time you send an E-Mail. In the available space, enter the name you wish to appear (for FAQ purposes the sample has Paul Temple) and then click on Next.

Step 5

Type in the name of the email address you are configuring (e.g. paul.teample@1and1faq.co.uk) and click on the Next button.

Step 6

Sending and retrieving mails requires the use of email servers. For your 1&1 email account, the Incoming mail server is an IMAP/POP3 server, this is not the default server selected in Outlook Express, so you will need to click on the drop down box and Select IMAP/POP3 from the list.

Also you will be required to, enter the addresses for the incoming and outgoing mail servers are required.

 

 

 

 

 

The incoming mail IMAP server address is: imap.1and1.co.uk
The incoming mail POP3 server address is: pop.1and1.co.uk
The outgoing mail server address is: auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on Next to proceed to the next page.

Step 7

Here you must have your email username and password for the account you are configuring ready. Please note that the email username and password are different from your contract number and password.

Step 8

You are almost Finished, click Next and Finish.

This has setup Outlook Express so that you can receive e-mail, however at 1&1 we use an authentication system to help prevent spam emails being sent, you will now need to set Outlook Express to use our Authenticated E-Mail servers.

Step 9

Click on the "Mail" Tab, with will show only email accounts. Select your email account and then press the "Properties Button".

This will show you all the settings for you 1&1 email account in Outlook Express, click on the "Servers" Tab.

Step 10

At the bottom of the Window there is a section called "Outgoing Mail Server". You will need to tick the box  "My server requires authentication".

As default Outlook express should do all the setting for this change, however to check click on the "Settings" button, the option "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" should be ticked.

Click on "OK" to close this window. The Click on "OK".

Step 11

You have now fully set up your Outlook Express email client to Send & Receive emails.

Please note

The first time that you Send & Receive you will be asked if you would like to "Download Folders from your mail Server".

So if you have used the E-mail account before on another computer and have filed your E-mails into different folders then you will download the folders as well.

All the folders will be displayed, just click "OK" to show them all.

You have now successfully setup Outlook Express.

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