Summary

This page describes how to set up Outlook Express so that you can send e-mails from an alias e-mail address. Some ISPs (e.g. BT) require that you register the alias e-mail address before you can use it to send out e-mail.

It is a three stage process.

1. First get some information from an existing e-mail account
2. Create a new e-mail account
3. Fine tune the new e-mail accont

Details

Start Outlook Express - This example assumes Outlook Express Version V5 and that you are creating an e-mail address of me23@parishplan.org.uk.

1. Select the "Tools" pull down menu
   
2. Select the "Accounts...." menu item
   
3. We will now find out some information about an existing e-mail account that will be used to create a new e-mail account.
   1. Click on the "Mail" tab
      
   2. Click on the "Properties" Button
      
   3. Click the Servers tab
      
   4. Make a note of:
      • My incomming mail server
      • Incomming mail
      • Outgoing mail Account
      • Name
      • Password - you should have written this down somewhere safe
      
   5. Click the 'Cancel' button
      
4. Click the Add button and select Mail
   
5. Enter your name and then click the Next button
   
6. Ensure that the "I already have an e-mail address.." is selected, type in your new e-mail address and click the Next button.
   
7. Enter the mail server information that you collected before then click the Next button
   
8. Enter the account information that you collected before then click the Next button
   
9. Click the Finish button
   
10. Although most properties of the new account have been set up, we need to make a few changes to them. Click on the "Properties" Button
    
11. Change the mail account name to "Parish Plan mail" and change the organisation to "Shoreham Parish Plan Group"
    
    Click the Servers tab
12. Click the "My server requires authentication" box until a tick appears in it.
    
    Click the OK button.
13. Click the Close button
    
14. When sending an e-mail, click the down arrow on the From line
    
15. Select the line that says "(Parish Plan mail)"
    
16. Fill in the rest of the e-mail as usual.

Click the "File" tab 
Click "Account Setting" 
Server Information: 
Account type:POP3 
Incoming mail server:pop3.belpertowncouncil.gov.uk 
Outgoing mail server:smtp.belpertowncouncil.gov.uk/ 
Logon Information: 
User Name: FULL EMAIL ADDRESS (e.g. fred@belpertowncouncil.gov.uk) 
Password : Same as the web based password for that email address 
Click "More Settings ...." 
Click the "Outgoing Server" tab 
Ensure there is a "tick" for "My outgoing server required authentication" 
Ensure there is a "dot" for "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" 
Click "OK" 
Ensure there is NOT a "tick" in "Test Account Settings..." 
Click "Next" 
Click "Finish