Windows XP
Configuring Outlook Express email client

The following are step-by-step instructions to configure Outlook Express version 6 to access a SaturnaNet email account using the POP protocol. Microsoft Office-Outlook will display similar screens and settings although their appearance will be different. If you have another email provider check with your them for account settings. Outlook Express or Outlook will allow you to maintain multiple email accounts so if you have other active email accounts such as shaw.ca, gmail.com, hotmail.com etc. simply add your new SaturnaNet account. Choose your default - the account that your mail will be sent out under - in the settings section below. Other versions of Outlook Express may look slightly different than the setup below but the settings will be the same in all versions.

If you just want to check your settings click here.

1. Start Outlook Express

  • Click on Set up a Mail account ...

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2. The Internet Connection Wizard will begin
  • Click the radio button beside Create a new Internet mail account
  • Click the Next button

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3. The Your Name screen will open
  • In the box labeled Display name, enter your name (not Barney Fife as in the example). Note: The name you enter will appear in the "From" field of all your outgoing email messages so type whatever name you'd like to appear there
  • Click the Next button

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4. The Internet E-mail Address screen will open.
  • In the box labeled E-mail address, enter your SaturnaNet email address.
  • Click the Next button.

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5. The E-mail Server Names screen will open.
  • From the My incoming mail server is a ___ server drop down menu select POP3
  • In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server box enter mail.saturnanet.net
  • In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box enter mail.saturnanet.net
  • NOTE!! If you are on dial-up enter smtp.telus.net in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box rather than mail.saturnanet.net
  • Click the Next button

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6. The Internet Mail Logon screen will open
  • In the Account name box enter the account name you chose when signing up with Saturna Network Co-op
  • You have the option to have Outlook Express remember your password. To do so, click the remember password check box and enter your SaturnaNet password in the Password box
  • Click the Next button.

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7. The Congratulations screen will open.
  • Click the Finish button.

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The Configuration Wizard has given you a basic setup, however, there are settings you should change to make your email perform well.


Manual Configurations to the Properties Settings

1. Click on Tools and then click Accounts
  • The Internet Accounts screen will open

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2. In the Internet Accounts screen, click the Mail tab.
  • The Mail Accounts screen will be displayed
  • Note If you have more than one email account this is the screen to select your Default account. Click on the account name you want your mail to be sent out from and then click the Set as Default button.
  • Click on the SaturnaNet email account you just created
  • Click the Properties button

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3. The Properties screen will open and the General tab will be displayed
  • if you followed the above instructions, your Mail Account will be displayed as mail.saturnanet.net
  • you can change this to something more meaningful to you. In our screen shot we have changed it to SaturnaNet Email
  • Click the Apply button

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4. Click the Advanced tab and the Properties Advanced screen will open
  • The port numbers should be 26 for Outgoing mail (SMTP) and 110 for Incoming mail (POP3) servers. If the default values of 25 and 110 are displayed change the outgoing port number to 26 now.
  • DO NOT check the boxes under Outgoing mail or Incoming mail, "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)"
  • Set the Server Timeouts to 5 minutes (click on the slider holding your mouse button down while dragging it to the right)
  • If you need to check your email from multiple locations (such as when you're travelling and want to check your mail via the web), you can choose to leave the email on the server for a specific number of days. Check the box beside leave a copy of messages on server
  • Check the box beside Remove from server after __ day(s) and enter a number in the box
  • If you want to remove email messages from the server whenever you delete a message from your email client (Outlook, Outlook Express), check the box beside Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'
  • Click Apply

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NOTE: If you have reason to believe that the default server settings have changed in Outlook Express, proceed to step 5 to double check the Server settings. Otherwise, Click the OK button in the screen above and skip to step 6 below.

5. Click the Servers tab
  • Look over the screenshot below to make sure your settings are correct. Remember that if you are a dial-up customer the outgoing mail server should be smtp.telus.net rather than mail.saturnanet.net.
  • Check the box My server requires authentication
  • Click the OK button

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6. The Internet Accounts screen will re-open
  • Click the Close button


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You are finished configuring Outlook Express for SaturnaNet email.

7. Log in here to manage the account including changing the password, activating Spam Assasin, Setting up an Auto Responder or setting up a Forwarder.


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