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MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS

Following are the instructions of configuring the Microsoft Outlook Express for the AKUNET users:

  1. Double click on Outlook Express icon located in your desktop.
  2. Now click on Tools from the menu bar. A drop down menu will appear. Click on Accounts.


  1. When you will click on Accounts, a new window will open. Click on Mail tab.
  2. Click on Add and then on Mails

  1. Now an Internet Connection Wizard will be opened. Type in your User ID in the Display Name

  1. Click Next
  2. The step 2 of the wizard consists of  a textbox of Email address where you will have to type down your AKUNET email address. (For example  in the print screen shown the format of the email address will be your userid@akunet.org or abc@akunet.org)

  1. Click Next
  2. In the next pane, the incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server will be: pop.akunet.org. The Outgoing (SMTP) server will be: smtp.akunet.org

  1. Click Next
  2. Click on Log on using....where the POP account name will be: User ID (for example abc). The Password can be anything in alphanumeric code. Remember that the password will be displayed only in asteriks (****)  as for security reasons.

  1. Click Next
  2. Now enter a friendly name, the name that will be shown in Outlook Express. In our example the friendly name is AKUNET Email.

  1. Click Next
  2. The Connection Type will be: Connect using my phone line
  3. Click Next

  1. We had already made up AKUNET dialer therefore in the next pane we will select the second option that is: Use an existing dial up connection.

  1. Click Next
  2. This ends up the wizard. You have successfully entered all the required information! Click on Finish

  1. Click on Mail and then Properties to check whether the settings are properly configured or not

  1. Click on General tab 

                                               

  1. In the place of Name your user id should be typed in and the email address in the textbox of Email Address.
  2. Be sure to click on: Include this account when doing a full Send and Recieve
  3. Click on Servers tab
  4. Here the Outgoing mail should be: smtp.akunet.org and Incoming mail should be: pop.akunet.org
  5. Similarly, in Account name you will type your User ID and then the Password

  1. Click on Connection tab
  2. Select the second option that is: Connect using my phone line

  1. Click on Apply
  2. Now, in order to send as well as recieve the emails you have to connect on the net first. For that you have to click Connect located on the Menu bar.
  3. A dial up screen will be displayed. Type your User ID in User Name and then the Password.
  4. Click OK



  5. You are now connected to AKUNET. All you have to do now is to click on Compose Message to start typing your message.