Setup your Copsinkilts.com E-mail Account with your Email
Client.
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Outlook Express
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Outlook 2000
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Outlook 2002
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Outlook 2003
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Thunderbird
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How do I setup Outlook Express for
e-mail?
1.
Open Outlook Express by double-clicking the Outlook Express icon on your desktop
2.
The first time you start Outlook Express the Internet Connection Wizard will run.
Select Create a new Internet mail
account and click Next
to continue
3.
On the Your Name
screen type in your name as you would like it to appear on your outgoing e-mail
messages and click Next
to continue
4.
Type in your @copsinkilts.com
e-mail address on the Internet
E-mail Address screen. Click Next to continue
5.
On the E-mail Server
Names screen, select POP3
from the drop down list. In the space provided below Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:,
enter mail.copsinkilts.com .
Type in mail.copsinkilts.com as
your Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:
and click Next to
continue
6.
On the Internet Mail
Logon screen, type in your CopsInKilts user name in the field
titled Account name:. Your user name is
everything leading up to, but not including the @copsinkilts.com part of your
e-mail address. For example, if your e-mail address is first.last@copsinkilts.com ,
you would enter first.last
as your Account name:. In the Password: field, enter in your CopsInKilts
assigned password. If you do not wish to enter your password every time you
check your e-mail, put a check in the box labeled Remember password. Click Next to continue
7.
Congratulations, you have now set up Outlook Express as your
e-mail program. Click Finish
to begin sending and receiving e-mail
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How do I setup
Outlook 2000 for E-mail?
1.
Open Outlook 2000 by double-clicking the Outlook icon on your desktop
2.
The first time you start Outlook the Outlook 2000 Startup wizard will run.
Click Next to continue
3.
On the E-mail Upgrade
Options screen, select None
of the above and click Next
4.
On the E-mail Service
Options screen, select Internet
Only and click next
5.
You may receive a warning message similar to the one below. If
you do, click Yes
6.
In the space provided next to Display Name:, type in your name and then click Next
7.
In the space provided next to E-mail Address:, type in your @copsinkilts.com e-mail
address and click Next
8.
On the E-mail Server
Names screen make sure you select POP3 from the drop-down list. Type in
mail.copsinkilts.com as
your Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP)
server: and mail.copsinkilts.com
as your Outgoing mail
(SMTP) server. Click Next
to continue
9.
In the Account name
field, enter your CopsInKilts user name. If you had an e-mail address of first.last@copsinkilts.com ,
you would enter first.last
as your Account name.
Type your password in the space provided, and put a check in the box labelled Remember password if you don't want
to enter your password every time you check your mail. Click Next to continue
10.
On the Internet
Connection Wizard screen, select Connect using my local area network (LAN)
and click Next
11.
You have now finished setting up Outlook 2000 as your CopsInKilts
e-mail client. Click Finish
to start using Outlook
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How do I setup Outlook 2002 for E-mail?
1.
To open Outlook 2002 double-click the Microsoft Outlook icon on your
desktop
2.
If this is the first time using Outlook, the Outlook 2002 Startup wizard will
start. Click Next to
continue
3.
Select Yes
on the E-mail Accounts
screen, and click Next
4.
For Server Type
select POP3 and click Next to continue
5.
On the Internet E-mail
Settings (POP3) page you will need to fill in your information
for each of the six fields. For Your
Name type in your name, for E-mail Address type in your CopsInKilts provided e-mail
address. In the User Name
field type in your CopsInKilts user name (which is the part before @copsinkilts.com
in your e-mail address) and in the Password
field type in your password. For Incoming
mail server (POP3) type in mail.copsinkilts.com . For Outgoing mail server (SMTP) type in mail.copsinkilts.com .
When each of the six fields have been filled, click the Test Account Settings ... button
6.
If everything was entered correctly, you will see a screen
similar to the one below. If anything shows up as Failed, return to the previous window
and double-check your settings
7.
At this point you have finished setting up Outlook 2002 and need
to click the Finish
button
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How do I setup Outlook 2003 for E-mail?
1.
To open Outlook 2003 double-click the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 icon on
your desktop
2.
If the E-mail Accounts
wizard doesn't launch on it's own, select Tools from the top menu, and E-mail Accounts... from the drop-down
list
3.
Select Add a new e-mail
account and click Next
to continue
4.
On the Server Type
screen, select POP3 and
then click Next to
continue
5.
On the Internet E-mail
Settings (POP3) page you will need to fill in your information
for each of the six fields. For Your
Name type in your name, for E-mail Address type in your CopsInKilts provided e-mail
address. In the User Name
field type in your CopsInKilts user name (which is the part before @copsinkilts.com
in your e-mail address) and in the Password
field type in your password. For Incoming
mail server (POP3) type in mail.copsinkilts.com
. For Outgoing mail server
(SMTP) type in mail.copsinkilts.com .
When each of the six fields have been filled, click the Test Account Settings ... button
6.
If anything shows up as Failed,
return to the previous window and double-check your settings
7.
At this point you have finished setting up Outlook 2002 and need
to click the Finish
button. You may now begin to use Outlook 2003 to send and receive e-mail.
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How do I setup Thunderbird for E-mail?
1.
After you have installed Thunderbird, open it by double clicking
the Mozilla Thunderbird
icon on your desktop.
2.
On the first Account
Wizard screen, select Email
Account and click Next
3.
Enter your name and Copsinkilts.com e-mail address in the spaces
provided. Click Next.
4.
Select POP
as the type of incoming mail server. In the Incoming Server: field, enter mail.copsinkilts.com . In the Outgoing Server: field, enter mail.copsinkilts.com .
Click Next
to continue.
5.
Your Incoming
and Outgoing User Name
should already be entered, based on the e-mail address that you specified in
step 3. Remember that your user name is everything leading up to, but not
including, the @copsinkilts.com part of your e-mail address. Click Next
to continue.
6.
By default, Thunderbird will assign your e-mail address as the Account Name. It's a good idea to
leave your address as the name, because it will help you easily identify this
profile should you ever need to make changes. Click Next to continue.
7.
On the last screen of the Account
Wizard you will be presented with a list of your settings.
Please take a moment to confirm that each setting is correct. Click Finish to begin using Thunderbird.
8.
The first time you check your e-mail you will be presented with
a password window. Enter your CopsInKilts assigned password in the space
provided. If you wish to have Thunderbird remember your password so that you do
not need to enter it each time you check your mail, place a check in the box
labelled Use Password Manager to
remember this password. Click OK.
9.
If you did opt to have the Password Manager save your password,
an alert will appear giving you information about passwords. Click OK to go to your inbox.
10.
Because Thunderbird using outgoing mail authentication by
default, the first time you send
an e-mail, you will be asked for your SMTP password. This is exactly the same
as your CopsInKilts incoming mail server password (and your Copsinkilts.com home
page password). If you wish to have Thunderbird remember your password so that
you do not need to enter it each time you send an e-mail, place a check in the
box labelled Use Password Manager to
remember this password.
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