| Outlook Express comes standard with every Windows operating system. It does not have all the functionality (bells and whistles) of Microsoft Outlook, but is nonetheless a robust email program. Here are instructions on how to configure Outlook Express to check your account at Modo. |
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| 1. From your Tools menu select Accounts. |
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| 2. In the Internet Accounts menu, click on the Add button and select Mail. |
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| 3. In the first Internet Connection Wizard panel, enter in the name you wish to use with this account, then click Next. |
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| 4. In the next screen, enter in your email address (username@yourdomain.com is replaced by the username and domain name you signed up for). Click Next. |
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| 5. In the next screen, set My incoming mail server is a to POP3 server. Incoming and Outgoing mail servers are the same (mail.yourdomain.com, where yourdomain is the domain you signed up for). Click Next. |
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| 6. In the Internet Mail Logon screen type in the Account Name and Password you were assigned from Modoweb. Leave Secure Password Authentication unchecked. Click Next. |
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| 7. Congratulations! You have successfully set up your new account. However, there are a couple of more settings to go over. Click Finish to continue. |
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| 8. When you are taken back to the Internet Accounts screen, highlight the account you just created and click the Properties button. |
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| 9. Click on the Servers tab, under Outgoing Mail Server, check the box next to My server requires authentication, then click the Settings button. |
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| 10. Check the radio button next to Use same settings as my incoming mail server. This is the final step–you are now ready to check email with your new account. |
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