Setting up Outlook 2007 as Pop3 or IMAP

Instructions and examples of setting up Outlook 2007 as an IMAP or POP3 account (these instructions are specific to Morditech.com web hosting)

  1. Open Outlook then click ‘tools > Account Settings’
  2. Make sure the email tab is selected and click ‘new’
  3. check the box at the bottom left of the ‘Auto Account Setup’ screen that says “manually configure server settings or additional server types” then click next.
    • select "manuall configure server settings" then click next
  4. Select “Internet E-Mail” on the ‘Choose E-mail Service” screen then click next
    • choose-email-service
  5. on the ‘Inter E-mail Settings’ screen do the following:
    1. Type your name or company name in the field labeled ‘Your Name’
    2. Type the email address you are setting this account up for in the ‘E-mail Address’ field
    3. Select the type of account you would like this to be (POP3 or IMAP) in the ‘Account Type’ drop down menu
      • pop3-or-imap
    4. In the ‘Icoming mail server’ and ‘Outgoing mail server’ fields type your domain name. For example: If your email address is ’stephen@yourdomain.com’ then you would type ‘yourdomain.com’ in the mail server fields.
      • username-password
    5. Your ‘User Name’ must be your full email address (shown above)
    6. Type the appropriate password for this email account in the ‘Password’ field (shown above)
    7. Click the ‘More Settings’ button (Do not click the Next button)
    8. Click the ‘Outgoing Server’ tab on the ‘Internet E-mail Settings’ screen
      1. Check the ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication
      2. select the option labeled ‘Use same settings as my incoming mail server’ then click the ‘Advanced’ tab
        • authentication
      3. On the advanced tab settings change the ‘Outgoing server (SMTP) port number to 587 then click ‘OK’
        • SMTP-port
      4. Back on the ‘Internet E-mail settings’ screen click ‘Next’
  6. On the ‘Congratulations’ screen click ‘Finish’
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Now your Outlook 2007 is complete. You should be able to send and receive emails!