how do i configure outlook express for my Aplus.net email accounts?

Answer by Jocef Knapp, Knowledge Base Support

Here is how to configure the Outlook Express email client to use with your Aplus.Net email accounts:

Note: This guide is for POP mail configuration. To see how IMAP settings differ please view the related links at the bottom of the page.

Open Outlook Express, and from the Tools menu select Accounts.

Click Add, and then select Mail from the next menu. The Internet Connection Wizard will open.

Type in your Display Name: this is the name that your recipients will see in the “From” field of e-mails that you send. Click Next.

Enter your complete email address and click Next. Please make sure to replace “yourdomain.com” with your actual domain name.

Select POP3 as incoming mail server. Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server should be respectively: mail.yourdomain.com and smtp.yourdomain.com. Click Next.

Important: You may also choose to use the SMTP server of your ISP. However, if you decide to use Aplus.Net’s SMTP server as shown above (smtp.yourdomain.com), please make sure that the SMTP server is enabled for the particular email box:

How do I enable SMTP service using the Aplus.Net Control Panel?

Enter your complete email address in the Account name text field and your email account password in the Password text field. Do not check the box next to Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA).

Click Next and then - Finish.
Now, select your e-mail account from the list on the left and click on Properties.

Select the Servers tab and check the box next to My server requires authentication.

Next, select the Advanced tab. Set the Outgoing mail (SMTP) port to 465 and check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

Click Apply.
Finally, click OK and then - Close.