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In their fight against spam, many SMTP servers require
authentication before accepting outgoing email. Your ISP or email
provider should tell you if you need to enable outgoing
authentication. If you can't send mail and suspect authentication
issues, try enabling POP before SMTP or outgoing authentication.
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3. The Connection tab controls how Outlook connects to the mail server (see Figure
2.6). In most cases, you'll use the LAN option if you have cable or DSL service.
Use Connect Using Internet Explorer or a 3rd Party Dialer if Outlook can connect
using any active Internet connection. If you need to dial a specific account to
check your mail, select Connect Using My Phone Line and select the Dial-Up
networking connection from the Dial-Up Networking connection list.
Figure 2.6. Use the Connection tab to control how Outlook connects to your
email server.

4. Use the Advanced tab to configure the ports Outlook uses to connect the email
server (see Figure 2.7
). In most cases, you'll use the defaults with ISP accounts.
When alternative ports are required, your email provider will tell you. If you have
a slow connection to your mail server, you might need to increase the Server
Timeouts in intervals of 30–60 seconds. When you want to check your mail from
more than one computer, you'll want to check the box to Leave a Copy of
Messages on the Server. You can set Outlook to remove the messages after so
many days or when you delete the messages from Outlook.
Figure 2.7. Use the Advanced tab to configure Outlook to leave copies of your
mail on the server when you want to check your email for other computers.
Unless you have an unlimited mailbox, you'll want to select one or both of the
Remove from Server options.

6. On the General tab, enter a friendly name for this account, an organization name,
and a reply email address if needed. A friendly name is helpful when you use an
IMAP or HTTP account because it's used to identify the message store in your
folder list.
7. Select the Outgoing Server tab and configure your authentication settings. Many
IMAP accounts require outgoing SMTP authentication, normally using the same
settings as the incoming email account. If you use a different provider for your
SMTP server, enter the username and password for that server here.
8. Use the Connections tab to configure your connection type. This is identical to the
dialog used for POP3 accounts.
9. If your server uses nonstandard ports or you need to increase the server timeouts,
make the appropriate change on the Advanced tab. This dialog differs only in that
the delivery options shown in Figure 2.7
aren't here. In their place is a root folder
path field. If your administrator gave you a root folder path, enter it on this tab;
otherwise, leave this field blank.
Press OK and then click Next, then Finish and your IMAP account is ready to use.
Outlook adds a new message store to your profile for each IMAP account. If you have
only one account and it's an IMAP account, you'll have two message stores in your
profile: the local store and the one that holds a local copy of your IMAP mailbox.
When you need to edit your account settings, choose Tools, E-mail
Accounts to open the E-mail Accounts dialog. Then choose View or
Change Existing Accounts. Select the account in the E-mail Accounts
dialog and choose Change or double-click on the account name. The
Internet E-mail Settings dialog opens, as shown in Figures 2.2
and 2.5.

Configuring an HTTP Account
When you want to use Outlook to access your Hotmail or MSN account, choose the
HTTP account option. Select Tools, E-mail Accounts to open the E-mail Accounts