This is a step by step tutorial on setting up Outlook Express. Outlook users go here. For those of you that are familiar with the process, the settings you need are listed first. For those needing more assistance, follow the steps to success!

1. User ID is your email address... the full email address.
2. Password is whatever you were assigned
3. Incoming mail server: mail.yourdomain.com where your domain is YOUR actual domain, ie. mail.primadesign.com etc...
4. Outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.com OR you can use your ISP’s outgoing mail server... ie. mail.telus.net, mail.shaw.ca etc... ask them what it is.
5. My outgoing mail server requires authentication must be selected.

That’s it. Need more help? Follow the instructions below:

If you are on the road a lot and want to access your email from anywhere, then you will want to use the webmail feature OR, you can set up your email on your laptop BUT set Outlook or Outlook Express to leave the mail on the server so that you can retrieve it to your desk computer when you return!

1. Start Outlook Express, and on the Tools menu, click Accounts.

2. Select the "Mail" tab in the Internet Accounts window and click "Add."

3. Enter you full name and click Next.

4. Enter your e-mail address and click Next.

5. On the E-mail Server Names window, enter your information as follows:

My incoming mail server is a POP3 server

Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server mail.coolexample.com, where coolexample.com is your domain name.

Outgoing mail (SMTP) server mail.coolexample.com, where coolexample.com is your domain name or preferably you can use your Internet Service Providers SMTP server, ie. mail.telus.net, mail.shaw.ca... ask them what it is. 

Click Next.

6. Enter your e-mail address for your account name and enter your password. Click Next. 

7. Click Finish.

8. Select the mail account you just created and click "Properties."

9. In the Properties window, select the Servers tab.

10. At the bottom of the window, select "My server requires authentication."

11. Click Apply and Click OK and you are done!