Guide On Setting Up Imap Email accout in Outlook Express
( For Advanced Users only !)

Start Outlook Express, Click tools, Accout

Then Click add, then chose mail

The internet connection wizard comes out, put your common used name here, eg. jane

Then input your email address, eg. [email protected]

Then, input with the follwing parameters:

incoming email server type: IMAP
incoming mail server: mail.yourdomain.com
outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.com

example:

Then, enter the acount name for the server authenication, you should notice that the account name should be your email address, in full form (not just of name), eg. [email protected],
And input the password for the authentication, if don't want outlook expresss ask your password every time you start your outlook express, chose remember password.

Chose finish for the congratulations screen, but your configuration does not finished yet, see next steps.

Then chose the account that you already create, then click properties.

Then click the IMAP tab, in then imap tab, enter the following information, please make sure that these name are case sensitive, follow the instrutions exactly

Root folder path: (case sensitive!!)
Sent Item path: Sent (case sensitive!!)
Drafts path: Drafts (case sensitive!!)

Then, on the advance tab, please change the outgoing mail server (smtp) to 587

Outgoing mail smtp port: 587

Then click the server tab, in the server tab, check the "my server requires authentication" check box, then chose OK.

Then Click OK and chose yes for the following screen.