To configure your Outlook 2003 or Outlook 98 or any other e-mail client, you need to know your POP3 and SMTP servers. To find them out:

• Log into the control panel;
• Click Mail Service on your control panel home page.

Your provider's mail server may use different SMTP relays for sending mail - POP before SMTP or SMTP AUTH. In POP before SMTP, the relay system collects your IP address when you authenticate yourself with the POP server, and then permits SMTP relaying from that IP address for a short period of time. In other words, if your server uses POP before SMTP, you need to check your mail first, only then you can send your messages. If your mail servers uses SMTP AUTH, you must configure your Outlook Express to send a login and password not only when you receive mail, but also when you send it. Ask your provider which relay the server uses.

Configuring Outlook 2003 & Outlook 98

To configure this email client with the POP before SMTP relay:

1. Open Outlook Express.
2. In the menu bar Select Tools => E-mail Accounts…. A window similar to the following will appear:


Outlook E-mail Accounts Wizard Step 01 (Add Email)

3. Check Add a new e-mail account, then click Next. A window similar to the following will appear:


Outlook E-mail Accounts Wizard Step 02 (POP3)

4. Check POP3, then click Next. A window similar to the following will appear:




Outlook E-mail Accounts Wizard Step 03 (POP)


1. Type your full name, nickname, or whatever you prefer into the Your Name: field.
   
2. Type your e-mail address into the E-mail Address: field. Use one that you created ing your control panel, e.g. you@test.com.
   
3. Type your mail server into the Incoming mail server (POP3): field.
   
   Your mail server is mail.yourdomain.com. If your domain name was test.com then your Incoming Mail Server POP3 would be mail.test.com.
   
   You can also use our default mail server address which is: mail.megahosters.com
   
   
4. Type your mail server into the Outgoing mail server (SMTP): field. Note: Some Internet Service Providers (ISP's) require you to obtain the name of your THEIR SMTP server and enter it into Outgoing mail (SMTP) server.
   
   You can however try to use our SMTP server which is once again mail.yourdomain.com or if you choose to use our default one it is mail.megahosters.com
   
5. Type your FULL EMAIL ADDRESS into the User Name: field.
   
6. Check Remember password.

 

5. Click More Settings…. A window similar to the following will appear:


Outlook E-Mail Properties - General Tab

6. Select the Advanced tab. A window similar to the following will appear:




Outlook E-Mail Properties - Advanced Tab (POP)

1. Un-Check This server requires a secure connection (SSL) under the Incoming Server (POP3): field.
   
2. Un-check This server requires a secure connection (SSL) under the Outgoing Server (SMTP): field.
   
3. Un-check Leave a copy of messages on the server.
   
4. Click OK
   
   
7. Click Next. A window similar to the following will appear:
   

Outlook E-mail Accounts Wizard Complete


8. Click Finish.
   
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