Editing existing e-mail accounts:

Below is a tutorial on editing e-mail accounts.  In Outlook XP, editing an e-mail account is almost the same as creating one.  To edit an e-mail account, do the following:

On the Toolbar, click Tools and select E-mail Accounts from the menu.

The E-mail Accounts window appears.

Select View or change existing e-mail accounts.

Click Next to continue.

The following window appears:

Highlight the account to be edited and click Change.

E-mail Accounts screen:

Your Name  =  Enter your name.
E-mail Address  =  Enter your e-mail address.

User Name  =  Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password  =  Enter the password to the e-mail account.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure your Caps Lock is disabled.

Check the box Remember password.

Incoming mail server (POP3)  =  The Incoming (POP3) mail server usually follows this format:  mail.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)  =  The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.

Click the More Settings button.

Select the General tab.

Mail Account  =  give the mail account a name.  If you plan on making more than one e-mail account, be distinctive.

Enabling SMTP authentication:

Select the Outgoing Server tab.

SMTP authentication is required to send e-mail.  Without this enabled, you'll not be able to send e-mail and you'll probably get error '550'.  SMTP authentication helps deter would-be spammers from spamming you.  It is as simple as entering a username and a password.

Check the box My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

Do any one of the following:

Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server, or
Select Log on using, and enter

User Name  =  Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password  =  Enter the password of the e-mail account.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.

Check the box Remember password.

Enabling Outlook XP to connect to the Internet:

Select the Connection tab.

If enabled, when you launch Outlook XP, it can connect to the Internet using your dial-up connection.  To enable this feature, do the following:

Select Connect using my phone line.
Use the following Dial-Up Networking connection  =  From the drop-down menu, select the Internet connection you'd like Outlook to use to connect to the Internet.

Click OK to return to the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) screen.

We return to the E-mail Accounts window.

Click the Next button to continue.

You're done.

Click Finish to complete the wizard.

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