Instructions for setting up a new email account in Outlook or Outlook Express:

1. Open Outlook or Outlook Express and click on Tools and then Accounts.

2. Go to the Mail tab and click Add.

3. Enter your display name and click Next.

4. Enter your email address and click Next.

5. Select POP3 or IMAP as your incoming mail server. Enter mail.yourdomainname.com as both the incoming and outgoing mail server and click Next.

6. Enter your account name as your full email address, click Next and then Finish.

 

 

 

POP vs. IMAP

Both are methods used by email programs to retrieve email from the server.

POP is short for Post Office Protocol. The important feature of POP is that when you retrieve your mail the messages are moved from the server to the computer you use to check mail.

IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. Unlike POP, IMAP keeps your messages on the server. When you click to read a message IMAP presents the message that is stored on the server.

What should I use?

Here are some general guidelines:

Use POP if you read your mail on only one computer.
If you use more than one computer to read email use IMAP.<brt

If you need to use more than one email program to read your mail, set each program to use IMAP.

Do you use Webmail occasionally, in addition to an e-mail program? Use IMAP. (Webmail is an IMAP-only email client.)

Some e-mail programs have a "leave mail on server" option that simulates IMAP mode. If you use this feature please consider using IMAP.