TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS CONNECTING TO EMAIL IN OUTLOOK EXPRESS
f you experience trouble connecting to your email account using Outlook Express®, there are several steps you can take to troubleshoot the problem.
BEFORE YOU START: To set up Outlook Express with your email, you need to know your POP or IMAP Email Server Settings and ports. To find them, check emails we sent to the subject:New Account Information and write down.
First, check Account Settings
- For IMAP accounts, your settings should be:
- Username
- Your full email address
- Password
- Your email password
- Incoming Mail Server
- Your incoming email server name
- Outgoing Mail Server
- Your outgoing (SMTP) email server name
- Incoming Port
- Without SSL – 143
With SSL – 993
- Outgoing Port
- Without SSL – one of the following: 25, 80, 3535
With SSL – 465
- Outgoing Server Requires Authentication
- Enabled
- For POP accounts, your settings should be:
- Username
- Your full email address
- Password
- Your email password
- Incoming Mail Server
- Your incoming email server name
- Outgoing Mail Server
- Your outgoing (SMTP) email server name
- Incoming Port
- Without SSL – 110
With SSL – 995
- Outgoing Port
- Without SSL – one of the following: 25, 80, 3535
With SSL – 465
- Outgoing Server Requires Authentication
- Enabled
If the problem continues:
- You can also refer to one of the following provider tutorials: