How To: Add Your SILO E-mail Account to Outlook Express

Initial Configuration

1. Start Outlook Express.
2. From the Tools menu, select the Accounts... option.
3. Click on the Add button, and select the Mail... option.
   
4. In the Display name: field, enter your full name.
5. Click on the Next button.
6. In the E-Mail address: field, enter your full e-mail address, e.g. username@cityname.lib.ia.us.
   
7. Click on the Next button.
8. From the My incoming mail server is a... menu, select the IMAP option.
   
9. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: field, enter mail.cityname.lib.ia.us where cityname is the name of your city as it appears in your domain name.
10. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: field, enter mail.cityname.lib.ia.us where cityname is the name of your city as it appears in your domain name.
11. Click on the Next button.
12. In the Account name: field, enter your full e-mail address, e.g. username@cityname.lib.ia.us
13. In the Password: field, enter your password.
    
14. Click on the Next button.
15. Click on the Finish button.
16. Click on the Close button.
    
17. If a window pops up, asking "Would you like to download folders from the mail server you added?", click on the Yes button.
18. Select the Spam folder.
19. Click on the Show button, if the button is not disabled.
20. Select the Trash folder.
21. Click on the Show button, if the button is not disabled.
22. Click on the OK button.

Additional Settings That Must Be Changed

1. Pull-down the Tools menu and select the Options... option.
   
2. Select the Send tab.
3. From the Mail Sending Format menu, select the Plain Text option.
   
4. Click on the OK button.
5. Pull-down the Tools menu and select the Accounts... option.
6. Select the Mail tab.
7. Select your PLOW e-mail account.
   
8. Click on the Properties button.
9. Select the Servers tab.
10. Check the My server requires authentication checkbox at the bottom of the window.
11. Select the Advanced tab.
12. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP): field, enter 587
13. Click on the OK button.
14. Click on the Close button.