Important Points

• These instructions assume your email account has already been setup and is collecting email correctly.

• Take a note of any settings you change.

• Only change the items specified - you should not need to change either your email address, POP3 server, POP3 username / password.

• These instructions are only for Microsoft Outlook Express 6.x - for other email programs please see How To Setup inboxFX SMTP Server or contact us.

• We have instructions for alternate port which is generally used if your ISP blocks the normal port 25 SMTP access (as most ISPs do these days!).

Step One

• Load Microsoft Outlook Express 6.x

• From the main screen open the the 'Tools' menu and then select 'Accounts...'

Step Two

• Select the 'Mail' tab

Step Three

• Click on the email account to modify - this will cause it to become highlighted

• Click on the 'Properties' button

Step Four

• Click on the 'Servers' tab.

Step Five

• Change the 'Outgoing mail server (SMTP)' to the SMTP server we supplied with your signup email

• Tick the box next to 'My server requires authentication'

• Click on the 'Settings...' button

Step Six

• Select 'Log on using'

• Enter the AuthSMTP username and password we supplied
  

• IMPORTANT: 'ibfxusername' is an example - if your inboxFX SMTP username was 'wdef1234' enter it as that and *not* as 'ibfxwdef1234'

• Tick the 'Remember password' option

• Click the 'Ok' button

Step Seven

• Click the 'Advanced' tab

• Change the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' port number to the alternate port (port 2525 is recommended)

• 'Ok' button

Step Eight

• Click the 'Close' button

Step Nine

• You should now be back to the main Outlook Express 6.x screen

• Close Outlook Express 6.x and then reload

• Check you are online then test to ensure you can send mail correctly

• All done!