How to setup Outlook Express

Please follow the instructions below to setup Outlook Express to send and receive email from your servers.

(NOTE: Where you see "mail.cozahost.com" replace that server name with the server assigned to you - "mail.your_own_domain_name.co.za")

 

1. Create a new mail account

- Open Outlook Express
- Click on the Tools menu option
- Click on the Accounts menu option
- Click Add, click Mail

You have now initiated the new account setup procedure.
 

 

 
2. Display Name

- Enter Your Name (as you would like it to appear) in the Display name field
- Click the Next button
 
 

 
3. Email address

- In the "E-Mail address" field, enter a valid email address
- Click the Next button
 

 

 
4. Email server names

- In the "Incoming mail server" area enter mail.your_domain_name.co.za
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In the "Outgoing mail server" area, also enter mail.your_domain_name.co.za
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Now click the Next button
 

 

 
5. Mail logon id and password

- Account name area: Ttype the User ID as supplied
(Same as your full email address)
- Password area: Type the Password as supplied
(Make sure the "Remember password" box is ticked)

(Note that "Logon using secure password authentication" must not be ticked)

- Click the Next button
 

 

 
6. Almost done!
 
Click the Finish button, but there is one more thing to do...See next step!
 

 

 
7 Activate "My Server requires Authentication"

- Select the account we just created
- Click on the Properties button
 

 

 
8. Server settings

- Click on the Servers tab
- Tick (Activate) the box next to "My server requires authentication"

NOTE: This is a very important step:
You will not be able to send email unless you do this.

Now press the Ok button, and then press the Close button to return to Outlook Express.

Congratulations! You configured your email account!
 

 

 
Test your account
 
To test your new email account, send an email to test (at) cozahost.com ('(at)' is used instead of '@' to confuse spammer bots).  When your message is received, a reply will be sent automatically within a few seconds.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need additional support / information or help.
 

 


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