Microsoft Outlook 2000
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- Open Outlook
- From the "Tools" menu, click "Accounts"
- Click "Add" button on the "Internet Accounts" window
- Select "Mail"
- The Internet Connection Wizard for email will now appear
* "Name": this field is the name that the recipients of your messages will see in the "From" field, type your name here
(i.e. John Smith). Click "Next"
* "E-mail Address": type your email address in this blank (i.e. jsmith@domain.com). Click "Next"
* "Incoming mail server (POP3)": type:
yourdomain.com (once DNS propagation is complete)
your server ip address(until DNS propagation)
* "Outgoing mail server (SMTP)": type:
yourdomain.com (if you isp does not block port 25)
your_isp_outgoingmailserver.com(if you have errors sending mail using your domain)
To determine which server you are hosted on, on the home page in your account control interface, there is a heading "Hosted on:"
This will indicate the server where your files/mail are stored
* "Account name": type the email address here. (i.e. in the case of jsmith@domain.com, "jsmith@domain.com" is the User Name
for this mailbox)
* "Password": type the password for the mailbox in this line. If you don't want to type your password in each time you check
your mail, click in the "Remember password" check box. Click "Next"
- Select your method of connecting to the Internet. Click "Next" and then "Finish"
- You should now see your new account in the "Internet Accounts" window. Click on that account and select "Properties"
- In "Properties", (General Tab) change the name of the account to something a little more friendly and add the Organization name and Reply To address (if you want people to reply to a different email address than the one for this account
- Click on the "Server" tab and tick the box under "Outgoing Mail Server" labeled "My server requires authentication"
- Click OK. Finished! You should now be able to send and receive email on this account
Video Tutorial
Learn how to configure Outlook step by step in our Video Tutorials.
Simply click on Email>Creating an Email account in Outlook 2003 (Although Outlook 2000 is a bit different to 2003, the basic principles should be the same!).
