If you have a Pobox Basic or Pobox Plus account, please visit this page to find instructions on how to set up your email application.
To use Mailstore with Outlook Express, follow these steps:
- Start Outlook Express. Go to the Tools menu, and click on Accounts.
- Click on the Add button, and then click Mail.
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On the Your Name page of the wizard, enter:
- Display Name: Your Name
Then click Next.
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On the Internet E-mail Address page, enter:
- E-mail Address: youraddress@pobox.com (any of your Pobox addresses)
Then click Next.
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On the E-mail Server Names page, enter:
- My incoming mail server is a IMAP server.
- Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP) server: mail.pobox.com
- Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.pobox.com
Then click Next.
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On the Internet Mail Logon page, enter:
- Account Name: youraddress@pobox.com (any of your Pobox addresses)
- Password: your Pobox password
- check Remember password
Click Next, and then click Finish.
- Go to the Tools Menu again, and once again click on Accounts.
- Select the Pobox.com account and click on Properties.
- Click the Servers tab in the Properties window.
Under the Outgoing Mail Server section check off the "My server requires authentication" box. Click the Settings button that is now available.
- Select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server". Then click OK.
- Go to the Advanced tab. Check off "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" for both the Outgoing mail (SMTP) and Incoming mail (IMAP) port settings. Click Apply.
- CORRECTION: Outgoing mail port should be 587.
Click OK, and then Close. You are done setting up Outlook Express for your Pobox account.