Setting Up Outlook Express For Firewireinternet.com Users
- Click the Start button.
- Point to All Programs.
- Click Outlook Express.
These first three steps are shown in the image below:
- If asked whether you'd like to open this particular account automatically
every time you start Outlook Express, click Yes (if you do) or No
(if you don't).
If you don't want to be asked this question again, click to check the Always perform this check... box.
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Check When Outlook Express starts, go directly to my Inbox.
Outlook Express directs all incoming mail to the Inbox, so it makes sense to bypass this opening page.
If you don't see the list of folders and contacts on the left, click Layout on the View menu. Click Contacts and Folder List to check them, and then click OK.
Now that outlook express is open, We Will Setup Your Mail Account!
- Start Outlook Express, and on the Tools menu, click Accounts.
- Click Add, and then click Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
- On the Your Name page of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets e-mail from you, and then click Next.
- Most people use their full name, but you can use any name—even a nickname—that people will recognize.
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On the Internet Explorer Address page, type your e-mail address, and then click Next.
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On the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the first block of information. Incoming and Outgoing are mail.firewireinternet.com
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On the Internet Mail Logon Page, Type your account name and password - These were provided by Gig-A-Data.
Note: If you're concerned about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the Remember Password box. You'll then be prompted for the password each time you send or retrieve mail. .
Click Next, and then click Finish.
You're ready to send your first e-mail!