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!