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E-Mail Setup for Connect.ie Users
OUR Mail Server
Settings
SMTP Mail Server: (Outgoing
Mail) = mail.connect.ie
POP Mail Server:(Incoming
Mail) = mail.connect.ie
Outlook
Express 4.0 / 5.0
In order to
configure your e-mail account with Outlook Express,
double click on the
"Outlook Express" icon on your desktop, or main screen.
Once the
program opens fully, You should see this screen.
From this point, you will
want to click on the "Tools" menu on the top of your window.
From
the "Tools" menu, you will want to move your mouse pointer down until you see
"Accounts…"
and click it once to open.
Now
that you've opened this box you are ready to configure your new e-mail
account.
Click on "Add", and then another little window will
pop up, you will need to click on "Mail…"
Your
Internet Connection Wizard will pop up after clicking on the "Mail…"
button.
The first step is to enter your Full Name, or whatever name you
would like to appear when sending e-mail messages.
After typing in your full
name you will want to click the "Next" button as shown.
The
next step will be to enter your E-mails address, which is the username that you
signed up for with us; i.e.
username@connect.ie. Once you've completed this step you will want to
click the "Next" button as shown
The
next step is inputting your outgoing, and incoming e-mail servers, you will
type just as it is above, you should have:
My incoming mail server is a:
POP3 server, you don't need to change that setting.
Below, under
incoming mail server, and outgoing mail server, you will want to type
mail.connect.ie
in both, and make sure that they are in all
lowercase as shown above.
Once you've completed this step you will want to
click "Next" to move on to the next step.
The next step will be to enter the userid and the
password that signed up for with us, make sure that it is in all lower case
letters.
Once you've completed this step you will want to click on "Next"
to move on.
The next step is what we call Friendly Name, you can
name your mail account whatever you like, or you may leave it as is,
which
by default is connect.ie. Once you've completed this step you will want
to click "Next" to continue.
For the next step you will want to make sure that
"Connect using my local area network (LAN)" is chosen,
if you choose
"Connect using my phone line" as soon as you close your e-mail program, it will
disconnect you from the Internet.
Once you've completed this step you will
want to click "Next" to continue.
Congratulations! You've completed your e-mail account setup. Click
"Finish" to continue.
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