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Outlook Express 6.0 (Windows)
Prepare the following pieces of information in advance.
These were displayed on screen when you subscribed. You will also find them on the Access Information Sheet sent to you.
In the following description, they are shown in green. Replace with your own details.
Mail password
Mail server (SMTP/POP) Example) ***.***.ne.jp
Mail address Example) csc@***.***.ne.jp
1.  Launch Outlook Express 6, then from "Tools" on the menu bar, select "Account" to open the "Internet Accounts" window. Select the "Mail" tab. Click on "Add" and select "Mail".
2.  In the Internet Connection Wizard, "Your Name" will be displayed. Enter the information as shown below and click on "Next >".
Display name:
Your name
For Display name, we recommend using lower-case not capital letters.
3.  "Internet E-mail Address" will be displayed. Enter the information as shown below and click on "Next >".
E-mail address:
Your mail address
For the mail address, always input using half-size lower-case characters.
4.  "E-mail Server Names" will be displayed. Enter the necessary information as shown below and click on "Next >".
My incoming mail server type:
POP3
Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:
Your mail server
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:
Your mail server
5.  "Internet Mail Logon" will be displayed. Enter the necessary information as shown below and click on "Next >".
Account name:
Your mail address
Password:
Your mail password
* Note that password entries are case sensitive. When entering your password, input directly. Do not use a Japanese Language input system (e.g. MS-IME)
6.  "Congratulations" will be displayed. Click on "Finish" to exit the Internet Connection Wizard.
7.  From the "Tools" menu, select "Account" to open the "Internet Accounts" window. Select the account already set and click on "Properties".
8.  This opens the Properties window for the mail account. From "General", enter the necessary information as shown below.
Mail Account:
Any setting name
9.  Click on "Servers" tab. Check "My server requires authentication", and then click "Settings".
10.  Check "Use same settings as my incoming mail server", and then click "OK" button.
11.  Click on the "Connection" tab and set as follows.
Select Connection:
"Always connect to this account using"
If using ADSL, an optical circuit or router, uncheck this. Check here and select the dialup connection name you want if you usually use a dialup connection but for sending/receiving e-mail want to connect automatically.
12.  Click on "Advanced" tab and set as follows.
Outgoing mail(SMTP):
Change to 587
13.  Click on the "OK" button and the "Close" button in the "Internet Accounts" window. The Outlook Express window will appear.
14.  From "Tools" on the menu bar, select "Options". The "Options" window will open.
15.  Click "Send" tab and set as follows.
Sending:
Uncheck "Send message immediately"
Mail Sending Format:
Plain Text
16.  Click on "Plain Text Settings" and set as follows :
Message format:
MIME
Encode text using:
None
17.  Click on "OK" to bring the "Options" window up again. Click on "OK" to close the "Options" window.
This concludes the settings.
 If you would like to use your e-mail under stronger security, please use encrypted communication. You need to set your e-mail software. Please click here for details.
Sending mail
1.  From the "Tools" menu, select "Send and Receive". Click on the account name (name attached to the mail address) you want to use.
2.  After the above step, an error message may be displayed. Ignore it, even if displayed, and continue retrieving mail.
3.  Once you have finished receiving mail, again from the "Tools" menu, select "Send/Receive" and click on the account name you want to use.
4.  The mail is sent.

If the mail is sent successfully, the sent mail will be displayed in "Sent Items".
If you wish to send/receive no more mail, clear the connection manually.
Failure to send mail
Mail you failed to send is stored in the "Send Tray" folder.
Even if you failed to send a mail, you can simply reuse or edit it from the folder.
If the connection is still active, from the "Tools" menu, click on "Send/Receive" to re-send the mail by clicking on the account name you want to use.
Note that after receiving mail, no mail can be sent once you clear the connection.
In the following cases, receive mails again before sending mails.
  • If no mail has been received
  • After receiving mail, if you clear the connection
  • After receiving mail, about 10 minutes or more is elapsed
The connection will not be automatically cleared after sending mails.
Note that you will need to clear it manually as necessary.
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