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Outlook 2003 Settings

1. Getting to your account settings
   1. Account Settings
      1. General
      2. Outgoing server
      3. Connection
      4. Advanced
2. Getting to your general options
   1. Preferences
   2. Mail Setup
   3. Mail Format
   4. Spelling
   5. Security
   6. Other

1. Getting to your account settings

   In Outlook 2003, click on the "tools" menu and select "E-mail Accounts..."

   

   1. In order to inspect the settings for an existing mail setup, select "View or change..." and click "Next."

      

   2. You will be presented with a listing of existing mail accounts. Select the one you would like to inspect and click "Change..."

      

   3. Your primary mail account settings are available here. Your "Incoming mail server (POP3) is pop.sonic.net, and your "Outgoing mail server (SMTP) is mail.sonic.net.

      You can access more account settings by clicking the "More Settings..." button.

      

      1. Under the "General" tab, you can specify the name that appears on the previous menu's listing, as well as your organization name, and your reply email address.

         

      2. Under the "Outgoing Server" tab, you can instruct Outlook 2003 to use authentication when sending email. When connecting through another service provider, you will want to have this checked. Otherwise it is unnecessary.

         

      3. Under the "Connection" tab you can specify how Outlook 2003 will connect to the internet. The most flexible and generally applicable setting is "Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd party dialer," in which case Outlook 2003 will simply use whatever connection is available.

         

      4. Under the "Advanced" tab, you can control the port and encryption settings for your account. Sonic.net recommends setting your mail servers to use a secure connection (SSL). The Incoming server (POP3) port number with SSL enabled is 995. The Outgoing Server (SMTP) port number with SSL enabled is 465.

         You can also set Outlook 2003 to retain your messages on our server for a number of days even after you have retreived them. This is normally not necessary or even desirable, but in some circumstances (especially if you check your mail from multiple computers) this may be exactly what you will want to do.

         

2. Getting to your options

   To access options that apply to all accounts on your Outlook 2003, click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options..."

   All settings under Tools -> Options are a matter of personal preference. These images are provided as reference.

   

   1. Preferences

      

   2. Mail Setup

      

   3. Mail Format

      

   4. Spelling

      

   5. Security

      

   6. Other