Setting up an Email Account
Email
Account set-up in Microsoft Outlook
Express
We have picked Outlook Express because it is a very commonly used
email client and the set-up is virtually identical for Microsoft Outlook.
Most other email clients use similar settings.
Before
setting up your email account make sure you have your username and
password which we sent you with your account confirmation. If you want
to send email using your own ISP's outgoing mail server (SMTP) then
you will also need your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) outgoing
mail
server (SMTP) address.
Outlook
Express POP3 Email Account set-up
- Open Outlook Express.
- Using the drop down menus at the top of the window go to Tools
> Accounts.
- When the window pops up click the Mail tab.

- Click the Add button on the right hand side and select Mail from
the menu.
- The Internet Connection Wizard will now open.
- In the text box enter what you want people to see when they receive
mail from you. Most people use their name or company name in this
box.
- Click Next. Enter the email address you want people to reply to.
Remember this email address must have something in front of the @
sign followed
by your domain name e.g.something@<yourdomain>
- Click Next. Make sure you choose from the drop down menu 'My incoming
mail server is a POP3 server.' (POP3 is the type of email account
we have set up for you on the server).
- Next in the 'Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP or HHTP) server box type
mail.<yourdomain>
- In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server' text box enter either: your
ISP's outgoing mail server (most
ISP's will have their SMTP details on their web site); or, enter
our outgoing mail server - relay.netzoomi.net. Remember that to
use our outgoing mail server you will have to enable outgoing mail
authentication (see below).
- Click Next. Enter your username which we sent to you with your
account confirmation in the 'Account name box and the password we
sent in the Password box below.
- Keep remember password check box ticked if you do not want to
reenter your password every time you retrieve mail.
- Do not check the second check box for Secure Password Authentication
(SPA). Checking this will mean you can not retrieve mail from
the server.
- Click next. Click Finish.
Once you have set up your email account, it may not be set as your default
email account. If you wish to set your NEW email account as the default email
address for Outlook Express highlight the new account you have
just added to the Internet Accounts Window by clicking it.
Once highlighted click the button on the right hand side Set as
Default.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Authentication set-up
- Open Outlook Express.
- Using the drop down menus at the top of the window go to Tools > Accounts.
- When the window pops up click the Mail tab.
- Select the account that you want to enable outgoing mail authentication
for.

- Click the Properties button.
- Click on the Servers tab at the top of the window.

- Tick the box under "Outgoing Mail Server" that says "My server requires
authentication".
- There is no need to click the Settings button because the username and
password are the same as the incoming mail server details.
Now you are ready to send and receive using your new email account.
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