Changing the mail server address in Outlook Express

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These are the directions for Outlook Express, the mail client for Internet Explorer 4.0+. From the Outlook Express menu bar choose TOOLS then ACCOUNTS. Now click the MAIL tab. Your screen should look like the one below except that you may only have one account shown. Or if you never set up a mail account, there will no account listed.

Highlight the account you wish to change then click PROPERTIES. If you have no accounts listed see Adding an account in Outlook Express. The GENERAL tab should like the figure below. Use your own name and e-mail address.

Remember there should be no spaces in the email address and it must be all lower case letters. Now click the SERVERS tab and make sure your SMTP and POP3 server match what is below. Use your own account name and password. Note that the account name does NOT have an @lctn.com after it. Also, when entering the password, * will show as you type each character so make sure your numlock is on and your cap lock is off. Passwords are case sensitive.

Now click the CONNECTION tab and make sure you screen matches this one:

Now click APPLY then OK.
You are done checking the settings for Outlook Express.
If you need to add a new account to Outlook Express, follow the directions below.

How to add a new e-mail account in Outlook Express

From Outlook Express choose TOOLS, then ACCOUNTS
From the Internet Accounts window, click ADD, then MAIL...
On the Conection Wizard enter your full name when prompted
Click NEXT
Enter your e-mail address which is your account name followed by @lctn.com (This contains no spaces and no capital letters)
Click NEXT
On E-mail server types, choose POP3
For Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server enter mail.lctn.com
For Outgoing mail (SMTP) server, enter smtp.lctn.com
Click NEXT
On the Internet Mail Logon window, select LOG ON USING
For POP account name enter your accountname (no @lctn.com this time)
For Password, enter your password
Click NEXT
On the Friendly name, type your first name for Internet mail account name
Click NEXT
On the Choose Connection Type window, choose connect using my phone lines
Click NEXT
On the dial-Up Connection Window, select Use exisiting then click CSS
Click NEXT
On the Congratulations screen, click FINISH

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