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Macintosh - Outlook Express 5

Basic Configuration

Basic configuration of Outlook Express 5 is quite easy, here is how:

1. Double click on the hard drive
2. Double click on the Outlook Express 5.02 folder
3. Double click on the icon for Outlook Express
4. Select the Tools menu, then Accounts



5. Select the Untitled E-mail account (POP)
6. Click the Edit button



• Ensure the settings are as follows:
• Account name: type in VICNET
• Click in the box next to Include this account in my "Send & Receive All" schedule
• Name type the name that people will see when you send an email to them. This setting is not technical and can essentially be anything.
• E-mail address Replace jcitizen in the above example with your own username (the first part of your email address, the bit before the @ symbol) and add @vicnet.net.au
• Account ID: replace jcitizen in the above example with your own username (the first part of your email address, the bit before the @ symbol)
• POP Server: mail.vicnet.net.au
• Save Password *******
• SMTP server: mail.vicnet.net.au
7. Click on the Options tab



8. All of the settings on this page are optional
9. Click OK



10. Click in the box in the top left hand corner to close the Accounts window

Those are all the settings you need. Your installation of Outlook Express 5 is now configured to send and receive e-mail!