Now that we've successfully opened Outlook Express, we need to make some changes to the settings - or Properties, as
Microsoft calls them.
Move the cursor to the top of the Outlook Express window and click on the word Tools. Then move down the list
- also known as a menu - that appears and click again on the word Accounts.
Add a new Mail account - Once you've done this, the window below should appear. We need to move the cursor to click on the button labelled Add and then select Mail... from the options that appear.
This should now open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Following the Internet Connection Wizard - If all has gone well so far we should see the window below - this is the first screen of the Microsoft Internet Connection Wizard. In the white box type in your name as you would like it to appear on the emails you send.
After you have entered your name click on the Next button at the bottom right corner of the window.
Enter your email address - Now type in your EONI email address - this is the address you need to give people so they can send email messages to you. A typical EONI email address is user@eoni.com
Your email address depends on the username you gave us when you registered with EONI - that is what must appear after the @ sign.For instance, if your registered account name is "username" then your email address would be: username@eoni.com
Once you have typed in your email address click on the Next button at the bottom of the window.
Enter the email server names - This will take us to the E-mail Server Names window. Fill in the details so that your window matches the one below exactly.
When you have finished it should read as follows: 'My incoming mail server is a POP3 server' (If POP3 is not selected click on the downward-facing black triangle alongside the white box and click on POP3 from the short list that appears).
In the white box below 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server' you should
have pop3.eoni.com
In the white box below 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server' you should have smtp.eoni.com. Double-check these details and then click on the Next button.
Fill in your logon details - The Internet Connection Wizard will now open the Internet Mail Logon window. You should see your username in the Account name field.
Then in the 'Password' box type in the password you chose when you registered with EONI. You won't be able to
see the words as they appear on the screen, so type carefully.
Remember: type CAPITAL and lowercase letters exactly as they were originally entered because your password
is case-sensitive. Make sure you haven't accidentally pressed the Caps Lock button too.
If you click in the box next to 'Remember password' a small tick will appear and this means that you won't have to type in your
password every time you want to check your EONI email.
You do not have to put a tick in the box marked 'Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)'.
When you are finished click on Next.
Finishing Up - We are now at the final screen of the Internet Connection Wizard. If you have entered all the settings correctly it should show a message like the one below.
If the 'Congratulations' message does not appear click the Back button and check that you have
filled in all the required boxes. Otherwise click on Finish to close the Internet Connection Wizard and return to the main Outlook Express screen.
Congratulations! You have now set up Outlook Express to send and receive email through EONI.
