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E-Mail » Setting up E-Mail clients » Configuring IMAP » How do I setup Microsoft Outlook Express to receive e-mail using IMAP?

To configure an e-mail client for IMAP protocol, you will need the following information:

Server Type: IMAP
Incoming Server: mail.unwiredwest.com
Outgoing Server: mail.unwiredwest.com

User Name or Account Name: Your FULL E-MAIL ADDRESS
Password: Your e-mail password

NOTE: If your email address is associated with your own domain, then substitute your server names for mail.unwiredwest.com. For example, if your domain name is SHINYWHEELS.COM, then your incoming and outgoing mail server will be MAIL.SHINYWHEELS.COM.

Note: The outgoing server needs to be authenticated with user name and password.

1. Open Outlook Express and click Tools and choose Accounts.

2. Select the Mail tab. Click Add and choose Mail....

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3. Enter a Display Name and click Next.

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4. Enter the e-mail address and click Next.

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5. Choose IMAP and enter the following:
Incoming mail: mail.unwiredwest.com
Outgoing mail: mail.unwiredwest.com
and click Next.

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6. Enter the E-mail address. If you want the system to remember the password, check
the box near Remember Password and enter the password. Click Next.
(Note: Make sure the box near "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" is Unchecked)

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7. Click Finish.

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8. Now highlight the account and click on Properties.

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9. Choose the Servers tab. Check My server requires authentication. Click Settings.

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10. Choose Use same settings as my incoming mail server and click OK.

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Click Apply and OK and close the Internet Accounts window.

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