How to set up Microsoft Outlook Express:

1. Open Outlook Express. If you get a message asking if you would like to set Outlook Express as your default e-mail client, hit Yes.
2. When opening Outlook Express for the first time, you should be prompted to enter your Display Name, if you you see this prompt, skip to step 5.
3. Click on the Tools menu at the top of Outlook Express and select Accounts...
4. Click on the Add button and select Mail...
5. Enter your Display Name. This is the name people will see when they receive e-mail from you (eg John Smith or The Smith Family). Hit Next.
6. Enter your Info Link e-mail address after E-mail address. Your e-mail address will be username@info-link.net, where username is your personal username used to log in to the Internet. Hit Next.
7. Make sure that POP3 is selected where you see My incoming mail server is a _____ server. If it is not, hit the drop down menu and select POP3.
8. Enter 'mail.info-link.net' (without the quotes) for Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:.
9. Enter 'smtp.info-link.net' (without the quotes) for Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:. Hit Next.
10. Fill in your Info Link username after Account Name (note: this is not your full Info Link e-mail address, only the part before the @ symbol).
11. Enter your Info Link password after Password.
12. If you would like Outlook Express to remember your password, place a check next to Remember password.
13. There should not be a check next to Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA). Hit Next.
14. Click Finish. Outlook Express is now configured properly for sending and receiving e-mail.

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