Configuring Microsoft Outlook® for IMAP Access

1. Launch Outlook Express

2. Click Tools then Accounts, the Accounts window appears

3. Click the Mail tab

4.Click the Add button then choose Mail, the Internet Connection Wizard appears.



5. Add your Display Name. Enter the name you want others to see in the From: field when you send E-mail, then click Next.



6. Enter your entire E-mail address (mailboxname@domainname.com), then click Next



7. Do not change the value beside "My incoming mail server is a". It should be set to IMAP.

8. Input the IMAP server (mail.domainname.com) into the Incoming mail server field.

9. Input the SMTP server (mail.domainname.com) into the Outgoing mail server field then click Next.



10. Enter your complete E-mail address (mailboxname@domainname.com) in the Account Name field.

11. Enter your e-mail account password and click Next

Note: You can set Outlook Express to remember your password if you don't want to type it in every time you check for new messages.



12. Click Finish, the Internet Connection Wizard will close.

13. The Internet Accounts window should still be open. If it is not, click Tools --> Email Accounts to open it.

14. Click the Mail tab, the Mail Accounts window appears

15. Click on the account you just created, then click the Properties button




16. Click the Servers tab

17. Check the box beside My server requires authentication, then click the Settings button



18. Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server and click OK



19. Click Apply, then OK to close the properties window. The Internet Accounts window will reappear.

20. Click OK to exit the Internet Accounts window, your E-mail setup is complete.