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How To: Add an Email Account to Outlook XP
► Summary:
This article describes steps how to add an email account to Outlook XP.
Note: Before adding or modifying an email account, you will need to know the following information:
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Your Suddenlink e-mail address and password
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Incoming and Outgoing mail servers for your area
o Incoming Mail Server = pop.suddenlink.net
o Outgoing Mail Server = smtp.suddenlink.net
Suddenlink does not provide technical support for the following e-mail programs. The content below is
for reference only.
► Solution
1.
Open Outlook XP.
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Click on Tools at the top of the window.
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Click E-mail Accounts.
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Choose Add a new e-mail account and click Next.
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Choose POP3 for the server type and click Next.
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On the Internet E-mail Settings window you will have to type in all of the account information.
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Under User Information enter Your Name and your E-mail Address.
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Under Server information type in the Incoming and Outgoing mail server addresses.
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Under Logon Information enter your User Name and Password.
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Select the Remember Password checkbox, and then click More Settings.
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In the Internet E-mail Settings window, go to the Outgoing Server tab. Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
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Go to the Advanced tab. Verify that you have 110 for your incoming server (POP3) and 25 for your outgoing server (SMTP), and then click OK.
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To make sure everything is entered properly click the Test Account Settings button.
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Once the tests complete click the Close button.
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Click Next.
12. Click Finish.
► Applies To
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Outlook XP
