How to Configure Outlook 98 to Check Your E-mail

To add an e-mail account to Outlook

1. Start Outlook 98.

2. Choose Accounts from the Tools menu.  The Internet Accounts window will open.

3. Click the Mail tab.  This will show you any e-mail accounts that are currently set up in Outlook 98.

4. Click the Add button.  A menu will pop up; choose Mail.

5. The Internet Connection wizard will appear to guide you through a series of configuration steps for the e-mail address you want to add.

6. Enter your name as you want it to appear in e-mails.   Click Next.

7. Enter the e-mail address you want to add, in the form of username@domain.com and then click Next.

8. Enter the following information:
   
   Replace domain with your domain name. For example, if your e-mail address ends with "genesisgroupusa.com", then your domain is "vacnet" or if your e-mail address ends with "sprynet.com" then your domain is "sprynet" and so on.*

   My incoming mail server is a: POP3
   
   Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: mail.tggusa.com
   
   Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.tggusa.com
   

9. Click the first log on using radio button and enter the following information:

   POP account name: Your mailbox name
   (without @domain.com
   Password: Your e-mail password.

10. Click Next.  The Friendly Name window will appear.

11. Type in a friendly name that will help you remember this e-mail address (such as John Q. Public's Mailbox or Mom's Mail).

12. Click Next. The Choose Connection Type window will appear.

13. Choose one of the following connection types:

• If you connect to the internet through your modem, click the Connect using my phone line radio button.

• If you are connecting to a mail server other than genesisgroupusa.com via your office network (LAN), click the Connect using my local area network (LAN) radio button. Note:  Talk to your local network administrator for additional assistance when connecting through your LAN.

• If you wish to connect to the internet manually before you open Outlook Express, choose the I will establish my Internet connection manually radio button.

19. Click Finish.

If you want to add another e-mail account to Outlook, repeat the above procedure.  If not, click Close.

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