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Outlook Express 5 Setup in Mac OS 9

This tutorial will show you how to set up a new mail account in Outlook Express 5 for OS 8 and 9 using the Account Setup Assistant.

1. Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Accounts"

   

2. In the "Accounts" window which appears, click on "New" and select "Mail"

   

3. In the first "Account Setup Assistant" window, enter your name in the field provided. Then, click the right arrow to continue.

   

4. Next, place a dot in "I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use" and enter your Sonic.net email address in the field provided. Then, Press the right arrow to continue.

   

5. Next, select "POP" from the pulldown menu, as your incoming mail server is a POP server. Then, enter in the incoming mail server and outgoing (SMTP) mail server names:
   • Incoming mail server: pop.sonic.net
   • Outgoing mail server: mail.sonic.net
   Then, click the right arrow to continue.

   

6. Enter your Sonic.net username and password in the fields provided. If you would like to save your password so that you do not have to enter it each time you check your mail, do so now. When you are finished, click the right arrow to continue.

   

7. Enter a name that Outlook Express 5 can use for this group of account settings, and click "Finish." If you'd like this account to be included in the Send & Receive All schedule, check the box marked as such.

   

That's it! For more information about Outlook Express 5, please see the help documentation found within the program. Back to the Macintosh setup guides.