Outlook Express 5/6 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 Accounts Information Box.
In the Accounts Information Box,
click add > and choose Mail...
This will bring up the Internet Connection Wizard, which contains five 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 E-mail Address
Click Next
Screen 3: E-mail Server Names
Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: yoursite.com
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server: yoursite.com
Click Next
Screen 4: Internet Mail Login
Account Name: Email Username
Password: Email Password
Note: Do not check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" as this is not used here.
Click Next
Click Finish
Once back at the Internet Accounts Box, Choose Properties.
Configuring your 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 Express 5/6 to use your email account. Repeat the above steps to setup further email accounts.