To configure an email account in Outlook Express 5 / 6 :

• Open Outlook Express
• Click the Tools menu
• Select Accounts

• Click Add, then click Mail

• Type the name in Display name as you want it to appear in the Email From: field
• Click Next

• Enter your email address

• Click Next
• Confirm the Incoming mail server is set to POP3
• Set Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server to the mail.mydomain.com (eg. mail.freedomtogroove.com)
• Set Outgoing mail (SMTP) server to mail.mydomain.com (eg. mail.freedomtogroove.com)

• Click Next
• The Account name field displays the Email username (your full email address eg. user@freedomtogroove.com)

Outlook Express can remember your password, if prompted to do so. To enable this feature:

• Enter the password in the Password field (displays as *********)
• Click a checkmark in the Remember password box
• Remove the check mark to require the password each time Email is accessed
• Ensure that Secure Password Authentication is NOT checked
• Click Next

• Click Finish

You are returned to the Internet Accounts dialogue box. Please continue to follow the instructions on how to configure the SMTP authentication.

• Click Properties to go into to the properties of the account you just setup

• Select Servers tab on the top of the mail properties dialogue box
• Ensure that My servers required authentication IS checked
• Click on Settings

• Select Log on using
• Type your full email address in Account Name
• Type your password in Password
• Click OK
• Close all dialogue boxes

You are now ready to send/receive using Outlook Express