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Using Outlook to Check Email


 
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Outlook is a popular email client, available from Microsoft. Your Jumpline.com VDS Web Hosting account supports all current and previous versions of Outlook.


Outlook 2002

Open Outlook

Go to the Tools pull-down menu and select Accounts

Create a new account

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Select POP3 as the incoming mail server type

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Enter the following information:

  • Your Name - Enter the name that people will see when they receive email from you
  • E-mail Address - Enter your email address
  • Incoming mail server (POP3) - Enter your incoming mail (POP3) server: mail.yoursitedomain.com
  • Outgoing mail server (SMTP) - Enter your outgoing mail (SMTP) server: This is that of mail.yoursitedomain.com as well. However, currently many ISP’s block access to this port and you have trouble with outgoing mail function you should enter the smtp-server provided to you by your ISP
  • Account name - Your account name is your full email address
  • Password - Enter the password for the account

Important Note: Make sure the “Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)” option is NOT selected.
Important Note: You do not need to modify the default settings for the More Settings section. If you have already altered this information and your account is not working, click here to view the default settings.

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Outlook 2000

Open Outlook

Go to the Tools pull-down menu and select Accounts

Create a New Account

Click on the Mail tab

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In the Display name field, enter the name that people will see when they receive email from you

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Enter the following information:

  • My incoming mail server is a - Select POP3
  • Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server - Enter your incoming mail (POP3) server: mail.yoursitedomain.com
  • Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - Enter your outgoing mail (SMTP) server: This will be provided to you by your ISP

Click

Enter the following information:

  • Account name - The account name will be your full email address
  • Password - Enter the password for the account

Important Note: Make sure the “Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)” option is NOT selected.

  • Check the Remember password checkbox

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Select the kind of Internet connection that your computer uses.
Important Note: It’s often convenient to select Connect using my local area network LAN), even if you use a modem to connect to the Internet.

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Outlook 1998 for Windows

Open Outlook

Go to the Tools pull-down menu and select Accounts

Click on the Mail tab

Click Add

In the Display name field, enter the name that people will see when they receive email from you.

Click Next

In the E-mail address field, enter your email address

Click Next

Enter the following information:

  • My incoming mail server is a - Select POP3
  • Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server - Enter your incoming mail (POP3) server: mail.yoursitedomain.com
  • Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - Enter your outgoing mail (SMTP) server: This will be provided to you by your ISP

Click Next

Enter the following information:

  • POP account name - This will be your full email address

  • Password - Enter the password for the account
  • Important Note: Make sure the “Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)” option is NOT selected.

    Click Next

    In the Internet mail account name field, enter a description for the account.

    Click Next

    Select the kind of Internet connection that your computer uses.

    Important Note: It’s often convenient to select Connect using my local area network (LAN), even if you use a modem to connect to the Internet.

    Click Next

    Click Finish