How to Set Up Outlook Express 5.0 - 6.0 to Send and Receive Email
  • Operating System(s): Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
  • Application: Microsoft Outlook Express
  • Application Version(s): 5.x, 6.x

Follow the steps below to set up Outlook Express 5.0-6.0 to send and receive email.
How to Set Up Outlook Express 5.0-6.0 to Send and Receive Email
  1. You will need your email server settings to set up your email program. The incoming server address is student.faytechcc.edu.  The outgoing address is whatever your Internet Service Provider requires you to use with your account.
  2. Open Outlook Express.

  3. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.

    Note: If you have never configured, or used, your Outlook Express email program, at this point the Internet Connection Wizard will open automatically. In such a situation, go directly to step 5.

  4. Click the Add button and choose Mail.

  5. In the Display name field, type your full name.
  6. Click the Next button.

  7. In the E-mail address field, type your full FTCC email address (e.g., smithj9999@student.faytechcc.edu).
     
  8. Click the Next button.

  9. Click the down arrow on the My incoming mail is a ____ server drop-down list and choose POP3.
  10. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server field, type your Incoming mail server (POP) student.faytechcc.edu.
  11. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, type the address your ISP requires your to use to send email (Example: for an EarthLink account you would use smtpauth.earthlink.net,  Road Runner would be smtp-server.nc.rr.com, etc...
  12. Click the Next button.

  13. In the Account name field, type your full FTCC Student email address (e.g., smiths9999@student.faytechcc.edu).
  14. In the Password field, type your email password.
  15. Check the box next to Remember password if you wish to save your password.
  16. Click the Next button.

  17. Click the Finish button.




Return to FTCC Homepage