Setting up email in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook express varies depending on which email provider you use.
Most email providers will allow you to receive email using what is called their pop3 server.
Some will allow you to send email without checking your account details, others will require the details, this is called authentication.
When setting up the email account an extra box needs to be checked to do this.
This box is labelled “My Server requires authentication” or “My outgoing server requires authentication”
IMPORTANT NOTE: The outgoing server, known as the SMTP Server, in most cases has to be your broadband provider’s server
TALK TALK POP3 and SMTP Settings
username: full email address
pop3: mail.talktalk.net
smtp: smtp.talktalk.net
authentication: not required
ports: use default values 110 and 25
Virgin Media Accounts
NTLWORLD
username: account or mailbox name not email address
pop3: pop.ntlworld.com
smtp: smtp.ntlworld.com
authentication: not required
ports: use default values 110 and 25
Blue Yonder
username: account or mailbox name not email address
pop3: pop3.blueyonder.co.uk
smtp: smtp.blueyonder.co.uk
authentication: required
ports: Incoming 995 Outgoing 465
Click SLL on both Incoming and Outgoing (SEE BELOW)
Zen POP3 and SMTP Settings
username: full email address
pop3: mailhost.zen.co.uk
smtp: mailhost.zen.co.uk
authentication: required
ports: use default values 110 and 25
BT Internet POP3 and SMTP Settings
username: full email address
pop3: mail.btinternet.com
smtp: smtp.btinternet.com
authentication: required
ports: use default values 110 and 25
BT Yahoo
username: use part of email address before the @ sign
pop3: mail.btinternet.com
smtp: smtp.btinternet.com
authentication: required
ports: use default values 110 and 25
