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Outlook Express Setup:

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Setup Outlook Express:

  •     Double Click on the Outlook express icon on your desktop.   Alternatively the icon can be found under Start/Programs/Internet Explorer/Outlook Express.  Your screen should look something like the following:

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  •     Click on the "Tools" Menu bar and arrow down to the item called "Accounts", and click once on "Accounts". The Following will appear:

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  •     Click on the "Mail" tab.  The follwing will appear:
  •     There may or may not be anything displayed in the dialog box.   For our purposes wel will assume there are no entries in the dialog box.

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  •     Click on the Add button and then arrow to the "Mail" option.  Click on the mail option here and the following will appear:  Your Fll name should be entered in for you but if not feel free to change it.

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  •     Click the "Next" button when ready.
  •     Here nake sure that the syntax of your e-mail address is correct.

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  •     Click the "Next" button when ready.
  •     The next box asks you for the incoming and outgoing server names.   Please make sure to follow the example.   Incomming and outgoing mail servers should read mail.thequest.net

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  •     Click the "Next" button, when ready to continue.
  •     You must now fill in your POP account name which is the same as your username, and the password is what you chose when you signed up with The Quest.

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  •     Click "Next" when ready to continue.  The following screen will appear

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  •     Click the "Next" button to continue.
  •     Choose your connection type.  Which for most will be "Connect using my phone line."

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  •     Click the "Next" button to continue.
  •     Select the "Quest" as your dial up connection.  

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  •     Click the "Next " Icon when ready to continue.
  •     Click the "Finish icon.

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  •     The next screen to appear will look like the following:

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  •     Click the "Close" icon.
  •     You will be back in the main screen for Outlook Express.  You may read or send mail at this point. To read mail click in the "Send and receive button.
  •     Congratulations you have successfully installed and configured Outlook Express.

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