Outlook Express 6

Set up Email Alert for Outlook Express 6.0, service pack 1.

Step Action

1

Make sure you have your SMTP server number handy. If you do not, follow these instructions.

From the Tools menu, select Accounts.

2

From the Internet Accounts window:

  • Click the Mail tab
  • Click Add - Mail.
3

From the Internet Connection Wizard/Your Name window, Type the Display Name (Birch Integrated Voicemail, for example).
4

From the Internet Email Address window:

  • For Email Address, enter your e-mail address.
  • Click Next.
5

From the Email Server Names window:

  • Select POP3 as the Incoming Mail Server.
  • Incoming Mail Server (POP3): voicemail.birch.com
  • Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) : if your email address ends in @birch.net, enter smtp.birch.net. If it ends in anything else, enter the outgoing mail server of your current e-mail service. If you do not have that handy, follow these instructions.
  • Click Next.
6

From the Internet Mail Logon window:

  • Type Account Name, your 10-digit main mailbox telephone number, without dashes or spaces.  
  • Type Password, your voicemail password.
  • Click Remember this Password.
  • Click Next.
7

From the Congratulations window, click Finish.
8

From the Tools menu, select Options. 
9
  • Click Check for new messages every.
  • Set to 5 minutes
  • Click OK.
10

From the Tools menu, select Accounts.

11
  • Select your newly created account for Email Alerts.
  • Click Properties.
12

Click the Advanced tab.

  • Set Outgoing Mail (SMTP) to 25.
  • Set Incoming Mail (POP3) to 4000.
  • In the Delivery options at the bottom:
  • Click the Remove From Server Checkbox
  • Set to 2 days.
  • Click the Remove from server when deleted from Deleted Items checkbox.
  • Click OK.
  Email Alert has been successfully set up.


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