POP3 email configuration: Outlook / Windows

Notes


These directions should work for most recent Microsoft Outlook versions, running on Microsoft Windows 98 and later. Scroll down for screenshots.

Settings
  • Launch Outlook
  • Under "Tools" select "services..."
  • Select "Internet Mail - (your account name)" and click "Properties" to edit your account.
  • On the "General" tab, enter these settings.
  • You might want to re-type the name you would like to reefer to this account by.
  • Name: Your name
    (i.e. John Doe or ACME Corp.)
  • Email address: Alias-you-chose@your-domain-name.com
    (i.e. john@thedoes.com or info@acme.com)
  • Click the "Servers" tab and input these settings:
  • Incoming email server type: POP (not IMAP)
  • Incoming mail (POP) server: mail.netmicro.com
  • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: use the current settings from your ISP
    (i.e. mail.earthlink.com or mail.msn.com)
  • Account ID: alias-you-chose@your-domain-name.com
    (i.e. john@thedoes.com or info@acme.com)
  • Password: password-you-chose (case sensitive)
  • Press "OK"
  • Press "Close"
Screenshots

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