Outlook Express: How to set up your email addresses.

Before you follow these instrustions: You will need to setup your emails in your cpanel under emails >> add / remove / edit accounts.

Step 1: In outlook express, click on 'tools' and than 'accounts'

Step 2: Click on 'new', then from the menu that appears, click 'mail'

Step 3: It will ask you for the 'display name', this is the name that you want people to see when they receive an email from you.

Step 4: Than is will ask for your 'e-mail address', please make sure its the same address as the one that you set up in your cpanel.

Step 5: Than you will be asked for your email server names. For the 'incoming mail server' type in mail.your domain name . For the 'outgoing mail server' use the outgoing mail server specified by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) ie smtp.saix.net if you are a telkom customer.

Step 6: Then it will ask for your 'account name' and 'password' - your account name is your FULL email address and your password is the one you made when creating the account. Make sure that the box saying 'log on using Secure Password Authentication' is NOT ticked.

Step 7: Check this information is correct and click the 'next' button. With your email address highlighted, click on 'properties'.

Step 8: On the general tab, double check everything is correct and the box that says 'include this account when receiveing mail or synchronising', MUST be ticked. Than proceed to servers tab.

Step 9: Make sure that the server type is a POP3 server. Check that all the information is correct. Click on 'remember password'. Make sure that 'log on using Secure Password Authentication' is NOT ticked. the box that says 'my server requires authenication' MUST be ticked.

Click on 'Ok' and than click 'close' to close the internet accounts window.

Before you follow these instrustions: You will need to setup your emails in your cpanel under emails >> add / remove / edit accounts.

Step 1: In outlook express, click on 'tools' and than 'accounts'

Step 2: Click on 'new', then from the menu that appears, click 'mail'

Step 3: It will ask you for the 'display name', this is the name that you want people to see when they receive an email from you.

Step 4: Than is will ask for your 'e-mail address', please make sure its the same address as the one that you set up in your cpanel.

Step 5: Than you will be asked for your email server names. For the 'incoming mail server' type in mail.your domain name . For the 'outgoing mail server' use the outgoing mail server specified by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) ie smtp.saix.net if you are a telkom customer.

Step 6: Then it will ask for your 'account name' and 'password' - your account name is your FULL email address and your password is the one you made when creating the account. Make sure that the box saying 'log on using Secure Password Authentication' is NOT ticked.

Step 7: Check this information is correct and click the 'next' button. With your email address highlighted, click on 'properties'.

Step 8: On the general tab, double check everything is correct and the box that says 'include this account when receiveing mail or synchronising', MUST be ticked. Than proceed to servers tab.

Step 9: Make sure that the server type is a POP3 server. Check that all the information is correct. Click on 'remember password'. Make sure that 'log on using Secure Password Authentication' is NOT ticked. the box that says 'my server requires authenication' MUST be ticked.

Click on 'Ok' and than click 'close' to close the internet accounts window.