Mail Client Settings

Outlook 2000

Outlook Express





Outlook 2000 Mail Client Settings


Step 1: Right click on the Outlook icon on your desktop and select properties. Select the “Show Profiles” option.

Note: If you don't see the mail setup dialog box after selecting properties on the Outlook icon, you can get to this setting by selecting Start>Settings>Control Panel in the Windows interface, then selecting the “Mail” icon.





Step 2: Select your profile and then click on the “Properties” button.





Step 3: Click on the “E-mail Accounts” button.





Step 4: Select “View or change existing e-mail accounts” then hit “Next”.

Note: In some versions of the Outlook client you will see a different looking dialog box that will give you the option to Add, Change, or Remove. If you see this dialog, choose the Change option.





Step 5: Make sure the settings in the following window are filled out as seen below, using values relevant to your particular email account and domain. Under “Logon Information”, be sure to put your full email address in the “User Name” field.

Step 6: Select the “More Settings” box in the lower right hand corner.





Step 7: On the “Internet E-mail Settings” box, select the “Outgoing Server” tab. Check the “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” box, then go to the “Advanced” tab in the upper right hand corner.




Step 8: Change the “Outgoing server (SMTP) value from the default of 25, to 465

The rest of the settings should match those seen below. Now hit the “OK” button to save your changes.





Step 9: Select “Finish” to exit the configuration wizard. Try hitting Send/Receive in your email client to check whether it is working properly. If you are still not sending or receiving mail, try closing your Outlook client and then opening it back up.






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