Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2000

To configure Microsoft Outlook, perform the following steps:

The following steps were created using Microsoft Outlook 2000 SR-1 Corporate/Workgroup Edition. To learn what version of Outlook you have, from the Help menu, click About Microsoft Outlook.

If you have another version of Outlook 2000 (e.g., Internet Mail Only), you may need to go to Configuring Microsoft Outlook Express. If you have Outlook 97, 98, or 98 Internet Edition, go to Configuring Microsoft Outlook 97/98.

From the Tools menu, click Services.

From the Services dialog box, click Add.

From the Add Service to Profile dialog box, click to select Internet E-mail. Click OK.

From the Generic name Properties dialog box, in the Mail Account text box, enter a name for the account (i.e., any generic name you prefer), in the Name text box, enter your full name, in the Organization text box, enter the name of your organization, in the E-mail address text box, enter your e-mail address (e.g., ID@your-domain.com), and in the Reply address text box enter your e-mail address.

Click the Servers tab.

Under Server Information, in the Incoming mail (POP3) text box, enter your domain name (e.g., mail.your-domain.com), in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) text box, enter smtp. followed by your domain name (e.g., mail.your-domain.com). Under Incoming Mail Server, in the Account name text box, enter your POP account name (e.g., your POPID), and in the Password text box, enter your POP account password.

Click the Advanced tab.

Under Delivery, click to clear Leave a copy of messages on server. Click OK.

By disabling the Leave a copy of messages on 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.