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Using Microsoft Outlook Express with Your Email

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Last Updated: February 4, 2010 6:10 PM

You can always use Web-Based Email to send and receive email messages. But you also can view your email with an email client. To access your email through Microsoft Outlook Express®, add an account with the settings outlined below.

Before You Start:

You need the names of your incoming and outgoing servers to set up email with a client. Web-Based Email contains this information.

  1. Log in to Web-Based Email at email.secureserver.net.
  2. From the Help menu, select Email Client Settings.
  3. Make a note of your incoming and outgoing server information.
  4. Continue with the procedures outlined below to set up your email client.

To Use Microsoft Outlook Express with Your Email

WARNING: The following procedure is for Microsoft Outlook Express 6. For information on setting up Outlook see Setting Up Your IMAP or POP Address in Outlook 2007.

  1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, select Tools, and then click Accounts.
  2. On the Internet Accounts window, click the Mail tab, then click Add. Select Mail... from the list.
  3. On the Internet Connect Wizard window, in the Display name field, enter the name to be be displayed on your email, and then click Next.
  4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address, and then click Next.
  5. On the E-mail Server Names window, from the My incoming mail server is a list, select either IMAP or POP3.
  6. In the Incoming mail (POP3 IMAP or HTTP) server field enter your incoming POP or IMAP server.
  7. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, enter your outgoing SMTP server, and then click Next.
  8. In the Account name and Password fields, enter your email address and password, and then click Next.

    WARNING: Do not select Log on using Secure Password Authentication. We do not support SPA.

  9. Click Finish.
  10. On the Internet Accounts wizard, select the account you just created, and then click Properties.
  11. In the Properties window, click the Servers tab, and then select My server requires authentication.
  12. Click the Advanced tab.
    • Outgoing Server Settings
      Port
      Without SSL - One of the following: 25, 80, 3535
      With SSL - 465
      (Optional) This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)
      Select to enable.
    • Incoming Server Settings
      Port
      IMAP without SSL - 143
      IMAP with SSL - 993
      POP without SSL - 110
      For POP with SSL - 995
      (Optional) This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)
      Select to enable.
  13. Click OK.

You can also refer to the provider's help documentation: How to Set Up Outlook Express.

NOTE: As a courtesy, we provide information about how to use certain third-party products, but we do not endorse or directly support third-party products and we are not responsible for the functions or reliability of such products. Outlook® Express is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved.