- From the Tools pull down menu select Accounts
- Click on the Mail tab
- Click the Add button and select Mail
- The Internet Connection Wizard will take you through the steps of setting up your new email account. You will need to enter this information:
- Email address: username@bigstring.com (i.e. johndoe@bigstring.com)
- Type of incoming mail server: POP3
- Incoming mail server: mail.bigstring.com
- Outgoing mail server: mail.bigstring.com
- Pop account name: your full email address (i.e. johndoe@bigstring.com)
- Password: your password
Once you have entered this information in, you will be taken back to the main Outlook interface.
- From the Tools pull down menu select Accounts
- Click on the Mail tab
- Click on the account you just set up and select Properties
- Click on the Servers tab
- Under the Outgoing Mail Server heading, check the My server requires authentication box
- Click Apply and then OK
- Test your account by clicking Send/Receive in Outlook. If you have mail in your account, and it is set up correctly, you will receive your messages in Outlook.