Setting up Email using IMAP protocol on Microsoft Outlook 2007

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To set up your Microsoft Outlook 2007:

1.Open Outlook.

2.Enter Tools , Then Accounts.

3.Click Add New Email Account.

4.Then choose Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP ,HTTP.

5.In Your Name write: your Name or your company name whatever you want your recipients see when they receive an email from you.

6.In Email Address enter : your email address (i.e userrname@yourdomain.com).

7.Then in Password enter :your password & retype it in Retype Password.

8.Click right Manually configure server settings or additional server types box.

9.Click Next.

10.In The User Information enter:

In Your Name Write :your Name or your company name whatever you want your recipients see when they receive an email from you.

In E-mail Address enter : your email address (i.e userrname@yourdomain.com).

11.In The Server Information enter:

In Account Type : dropdown menu select IMAP.

In Incoming mail server enter : incoming servers you received in your welcome email (I.e ….enter: ds01.nilehosting.com or leap.nilehosting.com ).

In Outgoing mail server (SMTP) enter : outgoing servers you received in your welcome email (I.e ….enter: ds01.nilehosting.com or leap.nilehosting.com ).

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12. In The logon Information enter:

In User Name enter : your email address (i.e userrname@yourdomain.com).

In Password enter :your password.

Check right in Remember Password box.

13.Then click More settings ,then click outgoing Server tab :

Choose My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.

14.Then click Advanced tab:

Incoming server (IMAP) must be 143

Select TLS from the drop down menu

Outgoing server(SMTP) can use 587

Select TLS from the drop down menu

In Root folder path write: INBOX.

15.Then choose Folders tab:

Then Choose an existing folder or create a new folder to save your sent items in the account in must be selected

16. Click OK > Next > Finish > Close > OK.

17. After creating these settings, clicking OK takes you to the end of the setup.

18. Then right click on your mail , choose Update folder list to refresh your folders and reset it.

Congratulations! You're done configuring your mail to send and receive messages.

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