Click HERE for instructions to configure Outlook Express 6.
On the main toolbar, click on the Mail icon. In the dropdown menu, click on Read Mail.
The first time you enter mail it should start asking you how to configure your email, if not, in the Internet Mail Window, at the top, click on Tools and select Accounts.
To ADD a MAIL account, a wizard should appear to help you setup your email.
Internet E-Mail Address - This is your username@erienet.net (e.g. howard@erienet.net)
E-Mail Server Names
Choose "POP3" server
Incoming Mail Server -
mail.erienet.net
Outgoing Mail Server -
mail.erienet.net
Internet Mail Logon - choose
Log on using:
POP Account Name - enter
your
username and password (ALL LOWERCASE!). (e.g. howard)
Friendly Name - Type in whatever you want.
Choose Connection Type - Select Connect using my phone line.
Dial-Up Connection - Select Use an existing dial-up connection and choose Erienet.
Click on the tab marked GENERAL.
Under the heading "Send/Receive Messages",
you will see a field:
"If my computer is not connected at
this time:" set this to:
"Do not connect"
Click on the tab marked CONNECTION.
Check the box marked "Ask before switching
dial-up connections"
Uncheck the box marked "Hang up after
sending and receiving"
Click on the button "CHANGE"
under "Dial-Up Settings" select the
option "Never dial a connection"
Click OK and the OK again, restart Outlook.
If you find any of the above information to be incorrect, please send email to suggestions@erienet.net