Exchanging Messages and Using Outlook 91
Setting Description
User name
Enter the user name assigned to you by your ISP or network
administrator. This is often the first part of your email address,
which appears before the at sign (@).
Password
Choose a strong password. You have the option to save your
password so you do not need to enter it each time you connect to
your email server.
Domain
Not required for an account with an ISP. May be required for a work
account.
Server type
Select POP3 or IMAP4.
Account name
Enter a unique name for the account, such as “Work” or “Home”.
This name cannot be changed later.
Network
Enter the type of network your email server connects to.
Incoming
server
Enter the name of your email server (POP3 or IMAP4).
Require SSL
connection
Select this to ensure you always receive email for this account
using an SSL connection. This enables you to receive personal
information more securely. Please note that if you select this and
your ISP does not support an SSL connection, you will not be able
to connect to receive email.
Outgoing
server
Enter the name of your outgoing email server (SMTP).
Outgoing
server requires
authentication
Select this if your outgoing email server (SMTP) requires
authentication. Your user name and password from above will be
used.
Outgoing
server settings
Your outgoing email server may require different authentication
settings to those of your incoming email server.
Use different
user name
for outgoing
server
Select this if your outgoing email server requires a different user
name and password than the ones you entered before.
User name:
Enter your user name for the outgoing email server.
Password:
Enter your password for the outgoing email server.
Domain:
Enter the domain of the outgoing email server.
Require SSL
connection:
(Outgoing mail
server only)
Select this to ensure you always send email from this account using
an SSL connection. This enables you to send personal information
more securely. Please note that if you select this and your ISP does
not support an SSL connection, you will not be able to send email.