Configuring Microsoft Outlook Express for use with Opal
To configure Outlook Express to read internet mail, follow these steps:
In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
- In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add, and then click Mail.
- In the Display Name box, type the name you want others to see when you send a message (e.g. your name/company name etc), and then click Next.
- In the email address box, type the email address for the account you are using (for example, "hostname@online.red.net"), and then click Next.
- Under Email Server Names, type "pencil.red.net" in the Incoming Mail (POP3) Server Name field, and "pen.red.net" in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server Name field. Click Next.
- Type your host name and host password in the POP Account Name and Password boxes. Click Next.
- In the Internet Mail Account Name box, type a name to identify the mail account you are configuring. This is known as the "friendly" name for the account (e.g. your company name). Click Next.
- Click the connection type that you use to connect to the internet, and then click next.
- If you click "Use my phone line to connect," you are prompted to either create a new Dial-Up Networking connection or use an existing one. If Dial-Up Networking has been configured for use with Opal, click "Use an existing dial-up connection", click the name for your Dial-Up Networking connection in the list, and then click next.
Otherwise create a new DUN connection using setup notes originally supplied with your login details. - Click Finish.
