How to Set Up POP3 and SMTP in Outlook 2010

POP3 is a standard protocol for receiving emails while SMTP is a protocol generally used to send emails from a mail client to a mail server. By configuring your Internet Service Provider settings, Outlook can send and receive emails from the Internet-based accounts such as Yahoo! or Gmail. Follow the given steps to setup POP3 and SMTP in outlook 2010.

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Step1: Open your Outlook and click the File menu, select "Info" and "Account Settings."

Step2: Select Account Settings from the drop-down list.

Step3: On the Email tab, click New, select Email Account, and then click Next.

Step4: Click to select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box, and then click Next. Select "Internet E-Mail"> click "Next". Select the POP3, IMAP or HTTP option by selecting the applicable radio button. Click "Next."

Step5: Configure the new email account. You can configure the new email account automatically or manually. To configure the new email account manually, follow these steps in the Add New E-mail Account dialog box:

• Select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box and then  click Next.

• Click Internet E-mail, and then click Next. Under User Information, enter your full name and email address.

Step6: In the Account Type box under Server Information, select POP3 and then type the name of the server in the incoming mail server box. The name may be in the form of"mail.contoso.com." Or, the name may be in the form of an IP address, such as 172.16.0.0.

In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) box, type the name of the outgoing email server. Type the server name in lowercase letters. The name may be in the form of "mail.contoso.com." Or, the name may be in the form of an IP address, such as 172.16.0.0.

Step7: Under Logon Information, enter the user name and password. If your ISP requires it, click to select the Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box to log on using Secure Password Authentication.

Step8: Click Test Account Settings. This feature calls for a dialog box that shows in a step-by-step manner each testing phase of the configuration that you entered.

Step9: To make additional changes to your email account, click More Settings to open the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box. After completing the all above steps, click Next, and then click Finish.

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