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Microsoft Outlook 2002 (POP3 & SMTP over SSL)

To configure Microsoft Outlook 2002 to send and receive email using our servers using POP3 and SMTP over SSL/TLS, please follow the steps below. Please replace:

Attention username@example.com with your email address
example.com with your domain name
your_server.com with your server's host name (you can find your server's host name listed in the upper left corner of your Control Panel)

 

1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2002.

2. Choose "Tools" -> "E-mail Accounts".

Tools -> E-mail Accounts

3. Select "Add a new e-mail account".

Click on "Next".

E-mail Accounts

4. Select "POP3" for server type.

Click on "Next".

E-mail Accounts

5. In the "Your name" field you should enter the name which you would like to appear on the messages you send.
You need to enter your e-mail address username@example.com in the E-mail Address field.
For incoming and outgoing mail servers you should use mail.your_server.com

You should use username@example.com for username. In the "Password" field you need to enter the current password for this particular mailbox.

Leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" option unchecked.

Click on "More Settings ...".

E-mail Accounts

6. Click on the "Outgoing Server" tab.
Mark the "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" option.

Internet E-mail Settings

7. Click on the "Advanced" tab.
"This server requires an SSL-secured connection (SSL)" options under "Incoming server (POP3)" and "Outgoing server (SMTP)" need to be checked.
Set the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port to 587.

Click on "OK".

Internet E-mail Settings

8. Click on "Next".

E-mail Accounts

9. Click on "Finish".

Congratulations!