Setting up your email in Outlook 2000

Step One
Click "Tools" then select "E-mail Accounts" from the drop-down menu.

Step Two:
Select "Add a new e-mail account" and click "Next"

Step Three:
Select "POP3" and click "Next".

Step Four:
Enter the following details.

User Information

Your Name: You can enter whatever you like, however it is normal to enter your Full Name.
E-mail Address: Here enter your full email address (the address you have setup in CPanel).

Server Information

Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.yourdomain.co.nz
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): In this box enter the SMTP server address of your Internet Service Provider. (i.e. if Xtra is your isp this will be smtp.xtra.co.nz). If you cannot use your isp's smtp server, use mail.yourdomain.co.nz

You can find this information in the account settings of your isp email account (if you have one setup) or you should be able to find it on their website.

Logon Information

User Name: Enter the full email address that you setup in CPanel (i.e. in this case john@abc.co.nz)
Password: Enter the email account password you set when the account was created in CPanel.

Test Settings
Once you have entered all the details above click the "Test Account Settings" button and Outlook will automatically check your settings by connecting to the server and sending a test message.

Step Five:
Your account has now been setup - click "Finish" to close the dialog box.

Email Troubleshooting If you are having problems sending or receiving email having completed setting up an email account be sure to check the Email Troubleshooting Guide.