Resource Centre | Setting Up Otlook

How to set up Outlook for POP3 Email

  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
  2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select Add a new e-mail account and click Next.
  3. On the Server Type window, select POP3 and click Next.
  4. On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, in the Your Name field, type your first and last name.
  5. In the E-mail Address field, type your e-mail address.
  6. In the User Name and Password fields, type your user name (email address) and password, and then specify whether you want Outlook to remember your password.
  7. In the Incoming mail server (POP3) field, type the name of your incoming server mail.mydomain.com, where "mydomain.com" is the name of your domain.
  8. In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field, type mail.mydomain.com, where "mydomain.com" is the name of your domain.
  9. Click the "more settings" button.
  10. Select the "Advanced".
  11. Make sure "leave a copy of the message on the server" is checked.
  12. check "Remove from server after" and set how many days you wish to leave messages (we recommend no more than 5 days if you expect a lot of email traffic)
  13. also check "Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items' "
  14. Click the "ok" button.
  15. Click "test account settings" in the "E-Mail Accounts" window;
    if you have entered all of the correct information your email account is now synchronized with Microsoft Outlook.

Note: Depending on your ISP (Internet Service Provider) you may need to use a different SMTP settings (step 8), this information should be in your user guide.

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