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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Email Setup

Outlook 2000

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Outlook 2000: User Information

  1. In Outlook 2000, select "Tools" > "Accounts."
  2. Click the "Add" button and select "Mail" from the resulting menu.
     
    WARNING: Do not edit an existing email account. You must use the Add Mail feature or you will lose your current email. To sync your IMAP folders, please read the IMAP Folder Sync section once setup for the new email account is complete.
  3. Display name: Enter your first and last name. This is the name that will appear in the "From" field of messages you send.
  4. Click the "Next" button.
  5. E-mail address: Enter your entire email address (e.g., someone@mydomain.com).
  6. Click the "Next" button.
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Outlook 2000: Server Information

  1. Select "IMAP" from the drop-down menu.
  2. Enter the following information:
     
    • Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: secure.emailsrvr.com
    • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: secure.emailsrvr.com
  3. Click the "Next" button.
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Outlook 2000: Logon Information

  1. Enter the following information:
     
    • Account name: Enter your entire email address (e.g., someone@mydomain.com).
    • Password: Enter the password for your email account. If you want Outlook to check for mail without prompting you to enter your password, check the "Remember password" box.
    • Leave the "Log on using Secure Authentication (SPA)" box blank.
  2. Click the "Next" button.
  3. Click the "Next" button again.
  4. Click the "Finish" button.
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Outlook 2000: Account Properties

  1. In the "Internet Accounts" window, click once on the account you just created.
  2. Click the "Properties" button.
  3. Click the "Servers" tab.
  4. Make sure the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication" box is not checked.
  5. Check the "My server requires authentication" box.
  6. Click the "Settings" button.
  7. Make sure the "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" button is selected.
  8. Click the "OK" button.
  9. Click the Advanced tab.
  10. Check the first This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box.
  11. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, enter the outgoing port: 465.
  12. Check the second This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box.
  13. In the Incoming mail (IMAP) box, enter the secure server port: 993.
  14. Click the "OK" button.
  15. Click the "Close" button.
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Outlook 2000: IMAP Folder Sync

Please be sure to follow the instructions below to keep from losing your old email from your previous mail host.
  1. Follow the setup instructions provided above for adding a new account. Please DO NOT edit an existing account as you will lose your old emails and folders.
  2. Once the new account is created, begin adding your previous folder structure to the new account so it mirrors your previous setup.
  3. Within your email client, copy the emails from the folders on the old account to the folders on the new account.
  4. Click Send/Receive to sync up the messages from your email client to the mail server. Please note: depending on the number and size of the messages, this could take several minutes.