Service Set-up

Domain Email Setup for Outlook Express 6 on Windows

From the Tools menu, select Accounts



This should bring up the Internet Accounts screen, select Add then Mail.



The email internet connection wizard will now appear. Enter your name as you would like it to appear on your outgoing messages in the Display name field. Click the Next button.



Next enter your full domain email address in the E-mail address field.



You will now need to provide the email server information. Select POP3 for the incoming mail server type and the server information will need to be specified as follows:

Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.covadmail.net
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.covadmail.net



Alternatively you may use your domain settings:

Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.yourdomain.com or pop.yourdomain.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.yourdomain.com or smtp.yourdomain.com

Click the Next button to continue to the next window.



Next enter your full domain Email address in the Account name field and password that corresponds to the email account. Click the box to Remember password. Click the Next button to continue to the next window.



Click the Finish button and your domain email account will be added.



When you have returned to the main Outlook Express window, click Tools and Accounts.



Click on the Mail tab and with the mail account that you just created highlighted in the window, click the Properties button on the right.



Click on the Servers tab. Then click the box to check My server requires authentication in the Outgoing Mail Server section of the window. Click the Apply button, then the OK button to return back to your main Outlook Express window. This completes the setup of your covad.net mail account.