Configuring Outlook 2003 for POP3 (Windows)
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To modify your existing Outlook 2003 account, please follow the instructions below.

  1. Right click the Outlook 2003 icon on the desktop and click the Properties command. The following screen will be launched:

  2. In the Mail Setup – Outlook dialog box (figure 2), click on the E-mail Account button in the E-mail Accounts frame.


  3. Select the View or change existing e-mail accounts option in the E-mail Accounts page. A screen similar to the one below will appear:


  4. Highlight the account you wish to modify by clicking on it and click on the Change button. A screen similar to the one below will be launched:


  5. Fill in the text boxes on the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) page. Enter your applicable mail.domain in the Incoming mail server (POP3) and your applicable smtp.domain in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) text boxes. Check the Remember Password checkbox and then click the More Settings button. A screen similar to the one below will be launched:


  6. In the Internet E-Mail Settings dialog box, click on the Outgoing Server tab. Put a checkmark in the My outgoing server SMTP requires authentication checkbox and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server option. Click the OK button. You will be returned to the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) dialogue box.


  7. Click the Test Account Settings button to test if the current settings work correctly.
  8. You will see the status of the SMTP and POP3 connections in the Test Account Settings dialog box. Click close after all tests complete successfully.


  9. Click Next on the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3).


  10. Click Finish on the Congratulations page.


  11. Click Close on the Mail Setup – Outlook dialog box to complete your account set-up.