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Microsoft Outlook is more than just an e-mail program. It can:
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Maintain your calendar and plan meetings with others.
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Organize your contacts and keep your personal and business information up to date.
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Manage tasks and organize your personal and business to-do lists.
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Keep a journal to record and track important activities of all types.
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Write notes to remind yourself of questions, ideas, directions, or anything else.
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Send corporate and Internet e-mail containing hyperlinks and Web pages.
If you would like more information on how Outlook can improve your business productivity contact NetDotCom by phone or email.
The following instructions will guide you through the steps of configuring a new installation of Outlook 2000 for Internet e-mail.
NetDotCom recommends using our E-Mail Setup Wizard that you can download it can be used to setup Outlook 2000 quickly and easily.
If you are already using Outlook 2000 and need to verify the current settings you can follow these instructions.
If you are already using Outlook 2000 and need to add an additional e-mail account or take advantage of the mailbox subfolder feature you can use these instructions.
The screen image below shows the first screen of the wizard. If the first screen shown on your system does not match the one shown below then Outlook 2000 may have not been installed
or it may have already been configured. Click Next to proceed.
If you had a previous version of Outlook installed on your system the following screen is shown. Select No unless you are absolutely sure of the previous settings. Click Next
to proceed.
If you were using a compatible e-mail program prior to Outlook 2000 it will give you the option of importing existing messages and addresses for use in Outlook 2000. Select the
appropriate option, then click Next to proceed.
If your computer is NOT part of a corporate network then select the "Internet Only" option, otherwise select the "Corporate or Workgroup" option. If you are using
another e-mail program select the "No E-mail" option, then click Next to proceed.
If you selected the "Internet Only" option above the following notice will appear. Click Yes to proceed.
The 'Display Name' is is used to personalize your outgoing e-mail. People you send e-mail to will see your e-mail as being 'From' the name typed in below. Note: This is not the same
as your e-mail address. Click Next to proceed.
Type in your e-mail address exactly as given to you by NetDotCom. Normally it should be in all small letters, however you can use capital letters to make it easier to read. No spaces
are permitted. Click Next to proceed.
Next, the Incoming and Outgoing mail server names need to be typed in. The following table indicates the proper mail server name to use based on your selected NetDotCom
e-mail address. After the information is entered, click Next to proceed.
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E-mail address to server name mapping
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If your e-mail address ends with
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Type in this mail server name
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@netdotcom.com
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Incoming Mail Server: pop.netdotcom.com
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.netdotcom.com
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@ndcis.com
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Incoming Mail Server: pop.ndcis.com
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.ndcis.com
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@digitaldrive.net
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Incoming Mail Server: pop.digitaldrive.net
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.digitaldrive.net
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Any other email name
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Incoming Mail Server: pop.ndcis.net
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.ndcis.net
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In the "Account name" space, please type in your e-mail address and password exactly as given to you by NetDotCom. This must be typed in all small letters
without any spaces. Any mistakes will prevent you from retrieving e-mail sent to you. The 'check boxes' should be selected as shown. Click Next to proceed.
Next you need to select the option that best describes how you connect to the Internet. If your computer is part of a Local Area Network (LAN) select the second option. If you are not
sure select the third option. Click Next to proceed.
The final screen is shown below, click Finish.
IMPORTANT: The Internet Connection Wizard does not configure one setting properly. Before the new account can be used a setting has to be changed. Continue with the
instructions below.
The newly created account is now listed in the Internet Accounts window.
Click on "pop.netdotcom.c.." then click on the Properties button
When the pop.netdotcom.com Properties window is shown click on the Servers tab.
On the Servers tab, at the bottom of the window in the Outgoing Mail Server section, check the box labeled "My server requires authentication" then click the Apply button.
Click on the Settings button and verify the settings match those shown below.
Click on the OK button on the Outgoing Mail Server window, then click the OK button on the pop.netdotcom.com Properties window, then click Close on the Internet Accounts
window
You can begin using Outlook 2000 to send and receive e-mail.
Usage instructions are located in the Technical Support section of
the NetDotCom web site.
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