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Outlook 2000
Note: You will need to find your AT&T Worldnet Service account information.
To configure Microsoft Outlook 2000:
- Launch Microsoft Outlook.
- From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
- You will see the following window. If you already have an e-mail account configured, it will also show in this window.
- Click the Add button, and select Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
- Fill in your name. This is the name that will appear in the From: line of your e-mail. You can use your real name or, if you prefer, you can place an alias in this space. Click the Next button.
- Type your e-mail address in the E-mail address field. Click the Next button.
- Place the following information in the next window:
- Select POP3 for the incoming mail server type.
- Incoming mail (POP3) server: postoffice.worldnet.att.net
- Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mailhost.worldnet.att.net
- Click on Next to continue.
- Type your e-mail ID and password in the boxes below. Your e-mail ID is the part of your e-mail address that is to the left of the @. The password is the e-mail password that you chose. If you don't want to type your password every time you check your e-mail, check the Remember password box. Click the Next button.
- Select Connect using my phone line as the connect method and click the Next button.
- Select Use an existing dial-up connection and then select your AT&T Worldnet connection. Click the Next button.
- We all like to be congratulated occasionally, so I thought I'd put this graphic here too! Click the Finish button.
If you would like to configure your options, continue below.
To view or change existing e-mail accounts:
- Launch Microsoft Outlook.
- From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
- Highlight the account and click the Properties button.
- Review the following tabs:
- General tab
This tab contains the basic information for your e-mail account.- Mail Account: You can put whatever you wish in this field. If you have more than one e-mail account, you can put a friendly name here. It makes it easier to identify each individual account.
- Name: Put the name that you want people to see on your e-mail in this box. We've used Your Name in the example below.
- Organization: You can leave this blank if you wish.
- E-mail address: Place your entire e-mail address in this field. We used emailid@worldnet.att.net for this example. Replace this with your own e-mail address.
- Reply address: You can normally leave this blank. However, if you want people to reply to an address other than the one shown in the E-mail address box, put that e-mail address here.
- Select the Include this Account when Recieving Mail or Synchronizing option if you want this account included every time you check for e-mail.
- Incoming mail server type: POP3
- Incoming mail (POP3): postoffice.worldnet.att.net
- Outgoing mail (SMTP): mailhost.worldnet.att.net
- Account name: Put your e-mail ID here. The e-mail ID is the part to the left of the @ in your e-mail address.
- Password: Put your e-mail password in this field.
- Select the Remember password option if you don't want to have to type in your password whenever you check your e-mail.
- Leave the rest of the boxes unchecked.
- Connection Tab
Select the Connect using my phone line option and select your AT&T Worldnet DUN for the Modem.
- Advanced tab
Leave the Server Port Numbers on the Advanced tab as shown below. Set the rest according to your personal preference.- Outgoing server (SMTP): 25
- Incoming server (POP3): 110
- General tab
- When you're finished setting your options, click Apply to save your settings and then OK to close the window.
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