Username: chris

Password: password

Pop3 settings: 127.0.0.1

Smtp settings: 127.0.0.1

Making a New Mail Account

Here is a step by step guide showing you how to make a new mail account in Outlook Express in Windows.

• Open Outlook Express.

• From the Outlook Express Window, click onto the Tools menu and select Accounts.
• From the Internet Account page, click onto the Add button on the top right and then select Mail.

• Type in the Name that you want attached to your emails.
• Click the Next button.

• Check that you have a dot next to I already have an email address that I'd like to use.
• Type in your email address. For new users this is your username with @yourdomain.com after it.
• Click the Next button.

• Check that My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
• Type in 127.0.0.1 for the Incoming mail server.
• Type in 127.0.0.1 for the Outgoing mail server.
• Click the Next button
• Type in your username in the Account name box. “chris”
• Type in your password in the Password box. “password”

• If the password box is greyed out then put a tick in the Remember Password box so that you can type in your password.
  Please check that the username you type in is not in the wrong capitalization because usernames and passwords are case sensitive. The password you type in shows up as a bunch of stars to keep it private.
• Click the Next button.

• Almost done! Click the Finish button.

• You should now see an account called 127.0.0.1 in the Account column.
• Click on the account name 127.0.0.1 then select Properties.
• Click the Connection tab at the top of the page.
• Put a tick next to Always connect to this account using.
• Check that the Drop-down menu below that reads 127.0.0.1.
• Click the OK button.