How to set up Email on Microsoft Outlook 2003 Print

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Step 1:

  • Open Microsoft Outlook 2003
  • From the Tools menu select E-mail Accounts

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Step 2:

  • A new window will open called E-mail Accounts wizard
  • Select Add a new e-mail account
  • Click Next

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Step 3:

  • Select POP3
  • Click Next

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Step 4:

  • Your Name: Full name to be displayed to recipients when mails are send from this new account
  • E-mail Address: Full Email address for this new account
  • Username: Full Email address for this new account
  • Password: New account’s Email password
  • Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.domainname.com*
  • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.domainname.com*
    OR your ISP’s SMTP server

* replace domainname.com with this new Email account’s domain name

  • Click More Settings

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Step 5:

  • On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select General tab.
  • Mail Account: Enter your email address
  • Continue to Step 6

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Step 6:

  • On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select Outgoing Server tab
  • For those using Action SMTP server, check: My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication
  • For those using a non Action SMTP such as their ISP, check: My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Log on using

You must then enter the username and password provided to you by your ISP or a 3rd party

  • Continue to Step 7

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Step 7:

  • Select Advanced tab
  • Ensure POP3 is set to 110 and SMTP to 3535
  • Set Server Timeouts to 3 minutes
  • Click OK

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Step 8:

  • Click Test Account Setting…

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Step 9:

  • If all settings are correct you will see green check mark beside all fields. If you are prompted with an error you should re-check all settings described in that error message
  • Click Close

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Step 10:

  • If all settings are correct
  • Click Next

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Step 11:

Click Finish to complete setup of new account

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