Setting up POP3 mail in Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express

Setting up POP3 mail in Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express using Outlook Express or Outlook

In Outlook 97 & 2000

In Outlook and Outlook Express click on the 'Tools' menu and select 'Accounts...' or 'Services...' (depending on your configuration)

Doing this will open a list of your accounts (an other services). You can either click on an account and edit the properties, or create a new mail account.

Creating a new account or Editing an account from the list in outlook 97 & 2000

In outlook 2003/2007

In outlook click the 'Tools' Menu, and click 'Email Accounts...'

You can then click Add a new e-mail account or you can choose View or change existing e-mail accounts

How does POP3 E-mail work?

It all started when an e-mail message (basically just a piece of text) gets sent from your account.

The e-mail is sent (uploaded) to your ISP/outgoing mail server, this is usually the company that connects you to the web.

Your outgoing mail server then redirects it towards its target across the web. When it eventually arrives at the recipients mail server it is stored until that user comes online and downloads their mail.

They connect to the Internet through their ISP, then connect to their incoming mail server which sends it to the recipient.