OUTLOOK 2000 Set Up

Configure the Internet Mail Information Service

Before setting up your e-mail you need to have a connection to the Internet configured and working, you must then properly configure the Internet Mail service to send and receive mail with Outlook. To configure this information service, follow these steps:

Add a New Account

1.      Start Outlook, and on the Tools menu, click Accounts.

2.      In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add, and then click Mail. The Internet Connection Wizard will guide you through the account setup process.

NOTE: Unless specified by your Internet service provider (ISP), all server and address entries are typed in lowercase. Your Password and Account ID may be case sensitive, depending upon the specifications of Your Internet service provider.

3.      In the Your Name box type your Display Name, the name you would like to have appear on all mail messages you send, and then click Next.

4.      In the E-mail Address box, type the address that your Internet service provider (ISP) has provided you.

NOTE: Your e-mail address usually takes the form of a combination of a name and the name of your ISP, separated by the @ symbol and periods. For example, John Doe uses an ISP by the name of MYISPNET. In this case the ISP may assign an e-mail address of johnd@myispnet.net.

By default, this address is the Reply To address for all messages. If you wish to have mail replies sent to another address, type this address in the Reply Address box. Click Next.

Set Up Your Servers

Under E-mail Server Names, type the information provided by your ISP, following these steps:

1.      Select your mail server type in the "My incoming mail server is a ___POP3___ server" list.

The Post Office Protocol (POP3) server is the default option. The POP3 server holds your mail before you download it to your computer. This is the most common type of mail retrieval protocol used with Internet mail. The other option is Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP), which allows you to view mail on the host server, but does not automatically download mail to your computer.

2.      Type your incoming mail server in the "Incoming Mail (POP3 or IMAP) server" box. post.ol-i.com

This server name may be in the form of a name such as pop3.myispnet.net as above, or in the form of an Internet Protocol (IP) address such as 213.165.149.3.

3.      Type the outgoing mail server in the "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server" box.  post.ol-i.com

Again this may be in the form of a name such as smtp.myispnet.net, or in the form of an IP address such as 213.165.149.3. The Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) is used for sending mail with both POP3 and IMAP. Click Next.

Configure Your Account Information

In Internet Mail Logon, configure your account information following these steps:

1.      Type your POP Account Name.

This information is your Internet Mail Server account name. Your ISP may call this your Mailbox name. In some cases the Account name may be that part of the e-mail address to the left of the "@" symbol.

2.      Type your Password. The password is your key to your mail server. Your ISP will have assigned an initial password; you may wish to have it changed if so, send an email containing the information, to support@p-eng.co.uk requesting the change.

3.      Click Next.

Set Up Your Connection

1.    From the drop down list titled “Always use the following Dial Up Networking Connection” select INET

2.    Click APPLY then OK

To test e-mail create a new message to test@ol-i.com and send it.

Press 'Send and Receive' a few times and a new message should arrive within a short time.