TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS CONNECTING TO EMAIL IN OUTLOOK EXPRESS

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

  1. 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
  2. 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:

  1. You can also refer to one of the following provider tutorials: