i)
Configuring Outlook Express:
From
the Desktop run Outlook Express (OE). For the first time when OE is run, it will
ask the following question:
Once clicked, “Yes”,
you will be prompted with some more screens to answer as per the following:
1)
On “Internet Connection Wizard
-> Your Name” screen, enter your Display Name as your Name
in Exchange Mailbox (e.g. Arif Ismail Bijle) and click on Next.
2)
On “Internet Connection Wizard
-> Internet Email Address” screen, enter your Email address as Userid@alj.com (e.g. bijleai@alj.com
) and click “Next”
3)
On “Internet Connection Wizard
-> E-mail Server Names” screen, under:
Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server: enter pop3.alj.com
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: enter smtp.alj.com
4)
On “Internet Connection Wizard
-> Internet Mail Logon”, enter the following:
a)
Account name: userid
(e.g. bijleai)
b)
Remove check mark from “Remember
password”
Click
on “Next” and on next screen
click “Finish”.
5)
On “Outlook Express Import
-> Import Messages
and Address Book”, click on
“Do not import at this time”
Click
“Next” and then click on “Finish”.
6)
Once Outlook Express is running, go to “Tools
-> Accounts”.
7)
On “Internet Accounts”
screen, click “Mail” and then
select “pop3.alj.com” from “Account”
list and click “Properties”
8)
On “pop3.alj.com
properties”, under “Mail
Account” change “pop3.alj.com”
to “ALJ
POP3” and click on “Servers”.
9)
On “ALJ POP3 properties ->
Servers” screen, click on “My server requires
authentication” and then click on “Advanced”.
10)
On “ALJ POP3 properties ->
Advanced” screen, under “Delivery”, click check mark beside “Leave a copy of messages on
server”.
Click
on “OK” to close “ALJ
POP3” properties and then click on “Close”
to close “Internet Accounts” window.
ii)
Configuring Outlook 2000:
1)
Access the Properties for MS Outlook through Start ->
Settings -> Control Panel -> Mail or Mail & Fax applet.
2)
From General Tab, select your profile from the list of “The
following profiles are set up on this computer” and click on “Properties”.
3)
Under “Profile Properties” screen, click on “Add”
4)
Under “Add service to profile” window, select “Internet
Email” from “Available information services” list and click “OK”.
5)
On “Mail Account Properties” “General”
screen, do the following:
i)
Under “Mail Account” type “ALJ POP3”.
ii)
Under “User Information/Name” type, your name in Exchange
Mailbox (e.g. Arif Ismail Bijle).
iii)
Under “User Information/E-mail address” type your email
address as userid@alj.com (e.g. bijleai@alj.com)
Leave
the other fields as blanks.
6)
On “ALJ POP3 Properties”, click on “Servers” tab,
do the following:
i)
Under “Server Information/Incoming mail (POP)”, enter: pop3.alj.com
ii)
Under “Server Information/Outgoing mail (SMTP)”, enter: smtp.alj.com
iii)
Under “Incoming Mail Server/Account name:” enter your
Userid (e.g. bijleai) and remove the check mark on “Remember password”*.
iv)
Under “Outgoing Mail Server”, check mark on “My
server requires authentication”.
*Note:
By removing check mark on “Remember password”, your password will not
be cached and is required due to security reasons while working at Public
places. Hence you will be provided to enter your password each time your client
will be connecting to the server. If you are using your owned computer, uncheck
“Remember password” and enter your correct password so that you won’t be
asked to enter the password again and again.
7)
On “ALJ POP3 Properties”, click on “Advanced” tab
and under “Delivery” check mark “Leave a copy of messages on
server”
Click
“OK” under “ALJ POP3 Properties” screen, which will close
the configuration screen and then close the Control Panel. Now your PC has been
configured for using POP3 emails.