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How to configure outlook express to receive Email?

Procedure:

1. Login to your hosting cpanel and create an email account
   (e.g: support@yoursitename.com).

2. Go to your outlook express and select tools - Accounts

3. In the resulting page click Add - Mail

4. Then enter your name in the "Display Name" field ( e.g: test name ) and click "Next".

5. Now Enter your email in the "Email address" field
   ( e.g: support@yoursitename.com ) and click "Next".

6. Enter the value "mail.yoursite.com" for both the field "Incoming mail server" & "Outgoing mail server" and click "Next" .

7. Now enter the full email is as account name
   (e.g: support@yoursitename.com) and the password and click "Next"

8. Click "Finish"

9. Now select the account created and click "Properties"

10. In the resulting page select "servers" tab and select the checkbox "My server requires authentication"

11. Then click "settings" and select the the radio button "Log on using" and give the username and password as in step g,

12. Click ok -> ok -> close

Now your outlook express is configured to receive and send email for the email is you created using cpanel.

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