Microsoft Internet Explorer 4

How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet Mail and News

Outlook Express is installed on your computer when you install Microsoft Internet Explorer ver. 4.0. It allows you to use (send and receive) e-mail and news.

How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet Mail

You can start Outlook Express from icon showing envelope and globe located in tool bar, from similar icon on your desktop, or from Start menu (Start, Programs, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express). Once in Outlook Express, perform the steps as below.

Names of the Internet Connection Wizard boxes are shown here in bold
the text which you have to type in various fields is shown here in bold and italic.

Tools, Accounts:
in the Internet Accounts dialog box click Add, then click Mail

in the Your Name box:
type the name you want others to see when you send a message, for example: Jane Doe
click Next

in the E-mail Address box:
type the e-mail address for the account you are using, for example: janedoe@hermes.net.au
click Next

in the E-mail Server Names:
select POP3 as "my incoming mail server is", and then type the names of your incoming and outgoing mail servers: mail.hermes.net.au
click Next

in the Internet Mail Logon:
select "logon using:" and in:
POP account name – type your user name, for example janedoe
Password – type your password, for example: ja29ne95doe7
click Next

in the Friendly Name:
type a name to identify the mail account you are configuring, for example: Hermes Internet Mail
click Next

in the Choose Connection Type:
select: "I will establish my connection manually"
(if you select "use my phone line to connect", you will be prompted to either create a new Dial-Up Networking connection or use an existing one), click Next

in the Congratulations, click Finish.

Note for advanced users:

This procedure can be used to set multiple account profiles to collect your e-mail from different accounts (different ISPs) when connected to the Internet. Please note that most ISPs (including us) do not allow email relaying between foreign both, sender and recipient.

How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News

Follow the steps as above with the following differences:

after clicking Add, select "News" (when configuring the mail above, you selected "Mail")

when ask for News NNTP Server name, type loomi.telstra.net

you can type different "friendly" name for the news account, for example: Hermes Internet News.

Outlook Express is now configured for Internet mail (e-mail) and news.