Outlook Express 5 or 6 for Windows 98/NT/ME/2000 Computers
That Have Internet Explorer 5 or 6 Installed MHTC.NET is used as an example and should be substituted for your Domain


1.  To configure the e-mail settings for Outlook Express, you must first open the Outlook Express program. Then click the "Tools" menu at the top of the program window, and choose "Accounts..." as shown below. That will open another window titled "Internet Accounts." Proceed to step #2.

2.  In the Internet Accounts window, click the "Mail" tab as shown below. Under the "Mail" tab, there should normally be only one e-mail account listed, and it should be configured for Your Domain, as shown below. If there are any extra accounts, remove them, unless the customer has a special reason for wanting additional accounts listed. If necessary, an e-mail account can be created by clicking the "Add" button and following the on-screen instructions. After the "Internet Accounts" window appears like the one shown below, configure the e-mail account by clicking it once and then clicking the "Properties" button, ash shown below. A properties window will appear. Proceed to step #3.

3.  In the properties window shown below, click the "General" tab. In the top blank, choose a name for this e-mail account. In the next blank, labeled "Name," type the customer name as it should appear on all outgoing e-mail messages. This can be a person's name, the customer's family name, an anonymous alias, or whatever the customer prefers. The next blank, labeled "Organization" is optional; here the customer might enter something like "The Jones Family" or "XYZ Company." The next blank, labeled "E-mail address," should contain the customer's full e-mail address, which should be typed in all lowercase characters. The next blank, labeled "Reply address," should be left blank unless the customer has a special reason for wanting a different e-mail address specified as the reply-to address on all outgoing e-mail messages. Make sure there is a check in the box at the bottom labeled "Include this account when receiving mail or synchronizing." Then proceed to step #4.

4.  Click the "Servers" tab, as shown below. "POP3" should appear in the first blank at the top. The next two blanks should contain the name of the mail server--mail.mhtc.net--typed in all lowercase characters, as shown below. Account name should be the customer's username, and it must be entered in all lowercase characters. (Do not enter the entire e-mail address here.) The blank labeled "Password" should contain the customer's eight-character password. Unlike the account name, which is all lowercase, the password is case sensitive, and attention must be paid to uppercase and lowercase letters. The password will appear as asterisks, so it must be typed carefully to insure that it is entered correctly. When typing the password, it helps to make sure the caps lock key is not pressed on the keyboard. Also, most customers prefer to have a check in the box labeled "Remember password" so they do not have to type it in each time. The other two boxes at the bottom should be blank. Proceed to step #5.

5.  Click the "Connection" tab at the top of the window, as shown below. Make sure there is not a mark in the box labeled "Always connect to this account using"--it should be blank. Then proceed to step #6.

6.  Click the "Advanced" tab at the top of the window. Normally, all of the settings should appear as shown below. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window, and then click the "OK" button.

7.  Next, back in the "Internet Accounts" window, click on the tab labeled "News" at the top of the window, as shown below. Under the "News" tab, there should normally be only one news account listed, and it should be configured for Your Domain, as shown below. If there are any extra accounts, remove them, unless the customer has a special reason for wanting additional accounts listed. If necessary, a news account can be created by clicking the "Add" button and following the on-screen instructions. After the "Internet Accounts" window appears like the one shown below, configure the news account by clicking it once and then clicking the "Properties" button, as shown below. A properties window will appear. Proceed to step #8.

8.  In the properties window shown below, click the "General" tab. In the top blank, choose a name for this news account. In the next blank, labeled "Name," type the customer name as it should appear on all outgoing newsgroup posts. This can be a person's name, the customer's family name, an anonymous alias, or whatever the customer prefers. The next blank, labeled "Organization" is optional; here the customer might enter something like "The Jones Family" or "XYZ Company." The next blank, labeled "E-mail address," should contain the customer's full e-mail address, which should be typed in all lowercase characters. The next blank, labeled "Reply address," should contain the same e-mail address as the line above, unless the customer has a special reason for wanting a different e-mail address specified as the reply-to address on all outgoing newsgroup posts. It is optional whether or not there should be a check in the box at the bottom labeled "Include this account when checking for new messages." If you are not an avid newsgroup reader, you may want to leave the box unchecked. Then proceed to step #8.

8.  Next, click on the tab labeled "Server" at the top of the window. Under the "Server" tab, type the name of the news server in the blank labeled "Server name," which is "news.YourDomain.net" as shown below. There should not be a check in the box labeled "This server requires me to log on." Proceed to step #9.

9.  Next, click the tab labeled "Connection" at the top of the window, as shown below. Make sure there is not a mark in the box labeled "Always connect to this account using"--it should be blank. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window, and then click the "OK" button. You will return to the "Internet Accounts" window, where you should click the "Close" button. Then close the Outlook Express program and restart the computer using the shutdown feature in the "Start" menu. That way, any changes that were just made will be saved. Congratulations! You have completed configuring the e-mail and newsgroup settings in Outlook Express!