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- | ====== Email Setup Guide: Microsoft Outlook (Secure POP3) ====== | ||
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- | ==== Setting Up New Email Account ==== | ||
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- | 1. On Ms Outlook, click on **[File]**. | ||
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- | 2. Click on **[+ Add Account]**. | ||
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- | 3. A pop-up box like the following image will be shown. Here, enter your email address (e.g. name@yourdomain.com) into the given field, and click on the **Advanced options** to select “Let me set up my account manually”, | ||
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- | 4. Select **POP** as the type. | ||
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- | 5. Then, enter your email password and click **[Connect]**. | ||
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- | 6. A security warning will be displayed as follows. Click **[Yes]** to accept the certificate. | ||
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- | //*Note//: The warning is displayed due to each secure certificate has to be verified against the server name that you connect to. If you connect to mail.yourdomain.com, | ||
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- | 7. Once the account is successfully created, click **[Done]**. | ||
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- | ==== Verifying Setup ==== | ||
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- | To check if your account is set up correctly: | ||
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- | 1. Go to **[File]**. | ||
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- | 2. Click on **[Account Settings]**, | ||
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- | 3. A pop-up box entitled “Account Settings” will be displayed. Click on your email account, and select **[Repair]**. | ||
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- | 4. On another pop-up box, click on **Advanced options** to select “Let me repair my account manually”, | ||
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- | 5. For incoming mail setting, make sure that: | ||
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- | | User name | **name@yourdomain.com** (Your full email address) | | ||
- | | Server | ||
- | | Port | **995** | | ||
- | | This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL/TLS) | YES | | ||
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- | 6. For outgoing mail setting, there are two options: | ||
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- | (I) If you are using STARTTLS: | ||
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- | | Server | ||
- | | Port | **587** | | ||
- | | Encryption method | **STARTTLS** | | ||
- | | My outgoing (SMTP) server requires authentication | YES with “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” | | ||
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- | (II) Or if you are using SSL/TLS: | ||
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- | | Port | **465** | ||
- | | Encryption method | **SSL/TLS** | | ||
- | | My outgoing (SMTP) server requires authentication | YES with “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” | | ||
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- | ==== Configuring How Much Days Emails are Kept on Server ==== | ||
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- | POP3 downloads email from a server to your PC, and then deletes it from the server. You can configure how long the emails can be stored on the server before removing them. The default no. of days set on Ms Outlook is 14 days. | ||
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- | To configure this setting: | ||
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- | 1. Go to **File**. | ||
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- | 2. Then, select **Account Settings...** > **Manage Profiles**. | ||
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- | 3. On the "Mail Setup - Outlook" | ||
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- | 4. The " | ||
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- | 5. Then, on " | ||
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- | 6. On the next screen, click **[More Settings...]**. | ||
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- | 7. A pop-up box entitled " | ||
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- | 8. On the " | ||
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- | Once you have made changes to this setting, click **[OK]** to save it. | ||
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- | 9. Then, click **[Next >]**. | ||
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- | 10. Ms Outlook will test your account settings. Here, if you receive the certificate warning, click [Yes] to accept the mail certificate from AfterOffice. Once the testings are completed, click **[Close]** to close the window. | ||
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- | 11. Click **[Finish]**. | ||
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