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Email Setup for Outlook 2003

Microsoft Outlook 2003 is part of the Microsoft Office 2003 Suite. However, this third-party email client is available for purchase and available to the public.

For generic settings to use alongside the instructions listed below, please refer to the following article:

Email Configuration

To configure email for Outlook 2003:

  1. Open Outlook 2003.
  2. Select Tools > E-mail Accounts.

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  3. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account."

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  4. Click Next.
  5. On the next screen, for Server Type, select IMAP or POP3.

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  6. Click Next.
  7. On the next screen, you will be prompted to provide the essential information for your email account, such as:
    • Your Name
      Enter your first and last name.
    • E-mail Address
      Enter your e-mail address.
    • User Name
      Enter your e-mail address, again
    • Password
      Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.
    • Incoming Mail Server (POP3)
      Enter mail.yoursite.com for your incoming mail server.
    • Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
      Enter mail.yoursite.com for your outgoing mail server.

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  8. Click More Settings.
  9. In the Internet Email Settings window that appears, select the Outgoing Server tab.
  10. Select My Outgoing Server(SMTP) Requires Authentication.

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  11. Click OK.
  12. Navigate to the Advanced tab and change the outgoing server (SMTP) port to 25 or 26.
  13. Click OK.

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  14. Click Next.

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  15. Finally, click Finish.

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