Outlook Express Setup Instructions
Steps to Add and Configure a New
Internet E-mail Account
If you are a Big Sky
Telecom customer, use the following steps to add and configure a new Internet
e-mail account with Outlook Express:
- Start Outlook Express.
- On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
- In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add,
and then click Mail.
- In the Display Name box, type the name that you
want others to see when you send a message, and then click Next.
- In the E-mail Address box, type the e-mail address
for the account that you are using (for example,
"janedoe@bigskytel.com"), and then click Next.
- Under E-mail Server Names, click the appropriate
incoming e-mail server type (Post Office Protocol version 3 [POP3] is the
default type (Big Sky uses POP3)), and then type the names of your
incoming and outgoing e-mail servers.
Both servers are pophost.bigskytel.com. Click Next.
Note: all lowercase, no typos, no misspelling
- Now enter your login information for email, type your POP account
name (which is your whole email address) and password in the POP
Account Name and Password boxes. Click Next.
NOTE: Your account name for email is your whole Big Sky Telecom email address
- In the Internet Mail Account Name box; type a name
to identify the mail account that you are configuring. This is known as
the "friendly" name for the account. Click Next.
- Click the connection type that you use to connect to the Internet,
and then click Next.
NOTE: This step does not apply to Outlook Express 5.
If you click Use my phone line to connect, you are prompted to either create a new Dial-Up Networking connection or use an existing one. If Dial-Up Networking has been configured for your ISP, click Use an existing dial-up connection, click the name for your Dial-Up Networking connection in the list, and then click Next.
If you click Connect using my local area network (LAN) or I will establish my Internet connection manually, you are not prompted for any additional settings. - Click Finish.
