Outlook or Outlook Express are both email clients that allow you to download your email from the mail server to your computer, instead of browsing it online using Webmail.
Email to you are stored in the mail server. Email clients connect to this mail server (we call it Incoming mail server, eg pop.emailsrvr.com) and download the email. After downloading, the email will no longer available in the mail server, unless you have enabled the option ‘Leave copy of email in mail server for xxx days’.
Sending out email works slightly different from receiving email. Theorically, you can use any outgoing mail server (or, you can call it SMTP server) to send out your email as long as it allows you to do so. That means you can switch around SMTP servers in your email clients if for some reason the one you are currently using is down.
Few things you need to understand while setting up the SMTP server in your email clients. Most SMTP mail servers require authentication. Examples:
Streamyx SMTP: smtp-proxy.tm.net.my, running on port 25
Streamyx check if you are using their broadband before allowing you to use their SMTP. Therefore, you don’t need to activate any authentication in your email clients.
1.com.my’s SMTP: smtp.emailsrvr.com, running on port 25
You need to login to use. The login info is the same as the one you use to check your email. Therefore you need to select ‘use same setting as Incoming mail server’.
Gmail SMTP: smtp.gmail.com, running on port 465
Gmail SMTP is a secure mail server. Your email client will send your composed email to Gmail SMTP using a secure connection with encryption. Again, Gmail SMTP require authentication too. Enter your Gmail login info in the Authentication settings. You need to indicate that your SMTP is running on secure connection, look for ‘This servers require a secure connection (SSL)’.
By understand how your email client works, you will have no problem to setup your Outlook or Outlook Express quick!
Few things to take note, most of email service provider use your email address as username. Also, if you have change your password (usually done via Webmail), you need to update your password in email clients too.
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