Outlook Express 4 Setup

This document explains how to configure Microsoft Outlook Express 4 for use with Kinex.net. If you already have a Kinex.net Account configured, and just want to check the settings, get the Outlook Express 4 Account Options instructions. The instructions on this page will show you how to use the Account Wizard to set up a new account using Outlook Express 4. You can either read through the entire setup or skip to the section that you need.

Note: In order to use this procedure, you need access to your Kinex.net account information.

Overview

Outlook Express is both a e-mail program and a news reader all in one. It allows you to setup multiple mail and news accounts. For example you could have it check your e-mail from Kinex.net as well as from other e-mail providers or multiple Kinex.net accounts. You also can specify multiple news servers. These instructions are for configuring Outlook Express for use with Kinex.net e-mail, however, you can easily modify these instructions for other accounts by replacing the necessary server information that you can obtain from your service provider.

Mail Setup

1. To begin, start Outlook Express and go to the Tools menu and choose Accounts.
2. Once the dialog box appears, choose Add on the right side and select Mail...
3. The Outlook Express Internet Connection Wizard will appear. Fill in the information that each screen asks. Filling in your name will be ther first step. This is the name that will appear in the From: line of your e-mail. You can use your real name or if you prefer an alias, you can place that in this space.
4. Then enter your Kinex.net e-mail address
5. Enter the appropriate server information. The servers for Kinex.net:
   • POP3: pop3.kinex.net
   • SMTP: smtp.kinex.net
6. When it asks you for your username and password, be sure to use the password you chose for e-mail, NOT the password for your dial-up connection (they may or may not be the same).
7. Give it a name that you would like displayed for this account. This is the name that will appear when you're looking at a listing of the accounts you have setup for Outlook Express.
8. Choose your connection type. This choice is personal and to help you choose what will work best for your needs, here are small descriptions of each:
   • Connect using my phone line: choose this option to have Outlook Express automatically dial your provider when you click on "Send & Receive" mail.
   • Connect using my local area network (LAN): choose this if your computer is connected directly to the Internet via a local area network. Note: This option is not relevant for Kinex.net. You must be dialed into an Kinex.net POP to be able to retrieve mail from the service.
   • I will establish my Internet connection manually: choose this option if you would like to manually connect to Kinex.net instead of having it automatically dialed for you.
9. Click finish and you're done. To check your mail, click on the "Send & Receive" button on the toolbar. If you have authentication problems, try entering your e-mail ID in lowercase.
10. When you are sending e-mail from an account other than the default e-mail account, go to File and select Send Using, and select the account you want to use.