Microsoft Outlook 2003 (POP3 & SMTP over SSL)

To configure Microsoft Outlook 2003 to send and receive email using our servers using POP3 and SMTP over SSL/TLS, please follow the steps below. Please replace:

[email protected] 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.

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



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

Click on "Next".



4. Select "POP3" for server type.

Click on "Next".



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 [email protected] in the E-mail Address field.
For incoming and outgoing mail servers you should use mail.your_server.com.

You should use [email protected] 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 ..."



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



7. Click on the "Advanced" tab.

"This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" options under "Incoming mail (POP3)" and "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" need to be checked.

Set the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port to 587.

Click on "OK".



8. Click on "Next".

9. Click on "Finish".