Setting up Outlook/Outlook Express

The following are instructions on how to configure Microsoft Outlook Express with your sdgeocachers.org email account. Outlook Express is a lighter version of Outlook that focuses on email. It does not give you access to calendaring, but does allow access to the global address directory. It uses either the POP or IMAP protocols and runs on all Macintosh and Windows machines.

1. First open the program. Once the program is open, you are ready to set up your new account.

NOTE: If you have not yet configured Outlook, it will automatically open the Internet Connection Wizard when you open the program. If this happens, go straight to step 4 and skip steps 1, 2, & 3.

2. Open Tools > Accounts. The Internet Accounts window will open.
3. In the Internet Accounts window, make sure the Mail tab is selected.
4. Click on Add > Mail . The Internet Connection Wizard will open.
5. The fist thing the Internet Connection Wizard will want from you is for you to type in a display name. This can be your name, the name of your company, or anything else you want.
6. Once you have typed in a name, click Next.
7. The next step is to type in your e-mail address. This is your new e-mail address. Type in your username and the domain name in this format: username@sdgeocachers.org.
8. Once you have typed in your e-mail address, click Next.
9. Next, you will fill in your e-mail and server names. In the Incoming Mail Server field, choose POP3.
10. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) field, type "sdgeocachers.org".
11. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) field, type "sdgeocachers.org" (see note below).
12. Once all the correct information is inserted, click Next.
13. You will now be in the Internet Mail Logon page. In the Account Name field, type your username only.
14. In the Password field, type in a password of your choosing.
15. Decide if you want the computer to remember your password. If you do, leave the box checked, if not, click on the check mark so that the box is empty.
16. Read and follow the instructions for the secure password authentication.
17. Once all of the correct information is typed in, click Next.
18. In the next window, choose your connection type depending on your connection method.

19. Click Next. If you have entered all of the information correctly, the Congratulations window will open.
20. To save your settings, click Finish.

If you followed the above instructions but got an error, you might need to modify the advanced settings. To get to the advanced settings, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to Tools > Accounts.
2. Make sure the Mail tab is selected.
3. Double click on the account you want to modify. A window will pop up titled
"youraccountname" Properties.
4. Click on the Servers tab.
5. Under Outgoing Mail Server, check the box that reads "My server requires authentication".
6. Click OK.

Before you start to use your new e-mail account, complete the following steps:

1. Before you try to send mail from your account, check for new mail in your mailbox. If you try to send mail before you have checked for new mail, an error will come up when you try to send the message. This step is only necessary after you have set up your e-mail account for the first time OR if you have changed internet connections.

2. Set up your e-mail program to delete e-mail from the server after you have downloaded it to your computer. You do not want to leave the e-mail on the mail server because if you do, your e-mail box will overfill on the server and cause your mailbox to work improperly.

Some ISPs require that all outgoing mail pass through their own servers. To accomodate this policy, enter the name of your ISP's outgoing mailserver in Step 11. For example, Cox High Speed Internet users in California should enter "smtp.west.cox.net". The use of Cox's outgoing servers does not have any effect on your mail.