Configuring Outlook Express

  1. Start Outlook Express.
  2. Click on the ‘Tools’ menu, then click on ‘Accounts’.
  3. Click on the ‘Mail’ tab at the top of the window.
  4. Click on the ‘Add’ button, then click on ‘Mail…’
  5. Type in your real name and click on ‘Next’.
  6. Type in your_username@ejourney.com and click on ‘Next’.
  7. Leave POP3 selected in the box, and in the ‘Incoming Mail Server’ field, you need to type in ejourney.com . For the outgoing mail server, type in ejourney.com also. Then click on ‘Next’.
  8. The ‘Log on using’ option should be selected. In the ‘POP account name’ field, type in your username. In the Password field, type in your password. Then click ‘Next’.
  9. Type in ‘Ejourney’, or whatever you want. Click ‘Next’.
  10. Click ‘Finish’.
  11. Click ‘Close’.

Using Outlook Express

-to send mail

1.        Click on ‘Compose Message’.

2.        In the ‘To’ field, type the email address of the person you want to send it to.

3.        In the ‘Subject’ field, type a short summary of your message.

4.        In the body of the message, type your message.

5.        Click ‘Send’.

-to receive mail

1.        Click on ‘Send and Receive’. The program will contact our server and messages will appear in your ‘Inbox’      folder.

 

Configuring Outlook Express for Multiple E-Mailboxes

It is simple to add more mailboxes under Outlook Express. Simply repeat the instructions for Configuring Outlook Express, changing only the ‘POP account name’ and ‘Password’ fields (step 8) to match that of your second or third mailbox. Also, you may want to name it (Step 9) something different, for ease of identifying it later.

Which ever account is shown as the ‘Default’ in the Tools | Accounts window is the one that will be used to send mail, by default. If you want it to be from one of the other mailboxes, either change the ‘Default’ or, after typing your message, go to File | Send Message Using and select which mail account you would like to send it from.

Creating New Folders in Outlook Express

By default, all incoming mail will be put in the ‘Inbox’. If you wish for mail for different mailboxes to go to different folders in your mail program, it is easily done. This is especially ideal for families who have kids with their own email accounts.

  1. First make a new folder inside your email program. The easiest way to do this is to right click on the ‘Outlook Express’ folder in the left frame of the program, and then select ‘New Folder…’. Pick a name, and it will be created.
  2. Next, go to Tools | Inbox Assistant. Inbox Assistant is a useful utility which allows you to direct the mail program in the handling of incoming mail. (If someone is harassing you via email, or sending you things you don’t want, you can use Inbox Assistant to delete any mail from that person, without even downloading it. In this case, we will use it in a similar fashion. Any mail which has a certain email address in the ‘To’ field will be put in the folder designated to that account.)
  3. Click the ‘Add’ button.
  4. In the ‘To’ field, type the email address of the person who’s mail you want to be moved to folder specifically for that person.
  5. Under ‘Perform the Following Action’, select ‘Move To’.
  6. Click on the ‘Folder’ button.
  7. Select the folder you just created and click ‘OK’.
  8. Click ‘OK’ again.
  9. All mail with a ‘To’ field matching the criteria you laid out will now be moved to the folder you specified. You can create as many ‘filters’ as you want.

 

Example of a properly configured Email Account