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Outlook XP

Note: You will need to find your AT&T Worldnet Service account information.

• Configure Outlook
• Additional Settings

To configure Microsoft Outlook XP for e-mail:

1. Launch Microsoft Outlook.
2. From the Tools menu, and choose E-mail Accounts.
   
3. Select the action that you would like to take:
   • Add a new e-mail account
   • View or change existing e-mail accounts
     
4. Choose the Next button.
5. Based on what you chose in the previous step:
   • If you chose to add a new account, choose POP3 for the server type and click the Next button.
     
   • If you chose to view or change an existing account, highlight the account you want to view and click the Change button.
     
6. These boxes should be completed as follows:
   • Your Name: Your Name
   • E-mail Address: Your e-mail address
   • Incoming mail server (POP3): postoffice.worldnet.att.net
   • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mailhost.worldnet.att.net
   • User Name: Your e-mail ID (the part of your e-mail address before the @ sign)
   • Password: Your e-mail password
   
7. Click the Test Account Settings button to see if your account is setup correctly. If you need to change other Internet E-mail Settings not shown above, click the More Settings button. If everything works, click the Next button.
8. You're finished, so click the Finish button.
   

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Additional Settings

General
Under this tab, you can set a name for your account. Anything else under this tab is optional.

Outgoing Server
The information under this tab should be left blank if you're accessing your AT&T Worldnet e-mail through an AT&T Worldnet connection.

Connection
If you're accessing this account through an AT&T Worldnet connection, select the Connect using my phone line option. For Modem, choose AT&T Worldnet.

Advanced
Leave the Server Port Numbers on the Advanced tab as shown below. Set the rest according to your personal preference.

• Incoming server (POP3): 110
• Outgoing server (SMTP): 25

Click the OK button to save your settings.

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