Summary: Configuring Outlook XP for your mail system
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Important: Your computer communicates with the rest of the world through ports. Different ports are used for different purposes. Port 25 is used as the default port for sending mail on your computer, but more and more Internet providers are cutting off access to this port. You need to know how to change the port your computer uses to send email Configuring email settings may be different from program to program, but all email programs with this issue require a similar fix. Changing your email port from 25 to 587 should solve your email issue. For more information about changing your email fort from 25 to 587, go to How do I change the port for my E-mail program? Finally, if you change your port to 587 and your mail still does not work, contact your ISP for the proper port for SMTP mail.
If you have an ExpresStart, Domain Pointer, or YourCompany Webmail plan, go to How do I configure Outlook XP for ExpressStart, Domain Pointer and Webmail plans?
To configure Microsoft Outlook XP, perform the following steps:
From Tools, click E-mail Accounts.
From E-mail Accounts, click to select Add a new e-mail account.
Click Next.
From Server Type, click to select POP3.
Click Next.
From Internet E-mail Settings (POP3), under User Information, enter Your Name and E-mail Address.
Under Logon Information, enter your User Name and Password.
Under Server Information, enter your Incoming mail server (POP3) address (e.g., forexample-domain.com) and Outgoing mail server (SMTP) address (e.g., smtp.forexample-domain.com).
Click More Settings.
From the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
Click to clear Leave a copy of messages on server. Click OK.
By disabling the Leave a copy of messages on the server option, your e-mail client will automatically download your Inbox e-mail messages to your local computer. We recommend you leave this option disabled to prevent old e-mail messages from taking up your hosting account's limited disk space, thereby reducing the chance that your account will experience an overage.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
