Outlook 2000 is one of many POP3/IMAP email clients available for the Windows OS. The basic setup instruction to work
with email here are listed for you to use this email client.
Setting up an account:
From the Tools menu, choose Accounts...
This will open the Internet Accounts box. Click add > and choose Mail.
You will be presented with several screens.
Screen 1: Your Name
Display Name: Name you want displayed for this account
Click Next
Screen 2: Internet E-Mail Address
E-mail Address: Your Email Address
Click Next
Screen 3: Email Server Names
Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: yoursite.com
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server: yoursite.com
Click Next
Screen 4: Internet Mail Logon
Account Name: Email Username
Password: Email Password
Remember Password: Check
Click Next
Click Finish
Once back at the Internet Accounts Box, Choose Properties.
Configuring an account:
Server Authentication
Choose the Servers tab. Under the Outgoing Mail Server section, place a checkmark next to "My server requires
authentication".
Note: The default setting for server authentication is to use the same settings as your incoming mail server.
Therefore, you will not need to change anything in the settings for server authentication.
Leaving a Copy on the Server
This is also on the Advanced tab. Under the Delivery section, place a checkmark next to
"Leave a copy of messages on server".
Congratulations, you've now setup Outlook 2000 to use your email account. Repeat the above steps to setup further email accounts.