Configuring your email client: Outlook 2003
 
  1. Open Outlook 2003.
  2. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'E-mail Accounts...'


  3. Select 'Add a new e-mail account,' and click 'Next.'


  4. Choose 'POP3' as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click 'Next.'


  5. Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information:
    User Information
    Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the 'From:' field of outgoing messages.
    Email Address: Enter your full fidnet email address (username@fidnet.com)

    Server Information
    Incoming mail server (POP3): pop3.fidnet.com
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.fidnet.com

    Login Information
    User Name: Enter your fidnet username
    Password: Enter your fidnet password


  6. Click 'More Settings...,' and then click the 'Outgoing Server' tab.
  7. Check the box next to 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication,' and select 'Use same settings as my incoming mail server.'

  8. Click 'OK.'
  9. Click 'Test Account Settings...' After receiving 'Congratulations! All tests completed successfully,' click 'Close.'
  10. Click 'Next,' and then click 'Finish.'