Setting up Outlook Express for SHA Email

For Those Whose AOL is Causing Problems

Ideally, it is best to be able to log into our mail server over the web as everyone is used to here at school.  In this way, you get not only your personal mailbox, but also the Public Folders that some teachers are beginning to use for class.

But for some people who have AOL at home, there have been problems that we have not been able to solve as yet and these instructions will at least let you get your personal SHA e-mail.

NOTE:  Teachers who have students using public folders could cross post to both these folders and to the students’ individual mailboxes by cc:ing to a class distribution list as well.

Ø    Find the Outlook Express icon  on your system, either in the Programs menu or on your desktop & start the program

Ø    Go to the Tools menu & select Accounts…

Ø    A window like this will appear.  Select the Mail tab & click the Add/Mail… button

Ø    Enter your name in the Display Name Field & click Next

Ø    Enter your email address & Next

Ø    Enter server names for POP3 and SMTP as shown & Next

Ø    Enter your user name and password & check Remember… & Next

Ø    Click Finish

Ø    Select the account just created & click Properties button

Ø    Go to the Advanced tab

Ø    At the bottom be sure to check Leave a copy of messages on server

Click Apply & OK

Ø    Depending on your internet provider, for security reasons on their servers, you may not be able to send mail through SHA’s SMTP server (POP3 is for receiving, SMTP is for sending).  For example, SNET/SBC does this.  You will get an error message when trying to send if your SHA account is the default, but you will be able to get all your SHA e-mail messages from school.  When replying to them, however, you will have to use another e-mail account to send with, in this case your SNET account.