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Setting Up Email in Microsoft Outlook Express

  1. Start Outlook Express. If the Internet Connection Wizard appears, go to step 4.
  2. Click the Tools menu and select Accounts.
  3. In the Internet Accounts Window, click the Add button and select Mail.
  4. In the Internet Connection Wizard, enter your name, then click Next.
  5. Enter your email address, then click Next. (NOTE: Make sure all information is entered in lower case.)
  6. Select POP3 as the mail server type. Enter pop.foothill.net for the incoming mail server and smtp.foothill.net for the outgoing mail server. Click Next. (NOTE: Make sure that all information entered is in lower case.)
  7. Enter your username (in lower case) and password. If you do not want to enter your password every time you check your mail, make sure that the Remember Password box is checked. Click Next.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. In the Internet Accounts window, click Properties.
  10. Click the Servers tab.
  11. Check "My server requires authentication". Click OK.
  12. In the Internet Accounts window, click Close.
  13. To check your email, click the Send and Receive icon.
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