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How to setup Outlook 2003 or 2007

Setting Up Your E-mail in Microsoft Outlook This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook by using the settings in this tutorial.

1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account" and click Next.
3. For your server type, select "POP3" and click Next.

4. On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:

    » Your Name: Enter your first and last name.

    » E-mail Address: Enter your e-mail address.

    » User Name: Enter your e-mail address, again.

    » Password: Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.

    » Incoming mail server (POP3): Enter pop.yourdomain.co.za for your incoming mail server. Outgoing mail server (SMTP): Enter smtp.yourdomain.co.za for your outgoing mail server.

    Click "More Settings."

5. On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab.
6. Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
7. Select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".
8. Select the "Advanced" tab and change the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port to 80 or 587.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Next.