Outlook

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This page describes how to set up your Microsoft Outlook to work with mail from Netsville's servers. Although the descriptions below are for the 2007 version, they should work on newer versions of Outlook.

2003

Use the setup steps described in this article: Setting Up Your E-mail in Microsoft Outlook

2007

Tested on Outlook 2007 on XP and Vista.

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  1. Go to Tools > Account Settings
  2. Click the "Email" tab
  3. Select the account you want to change
  4. Click the "Change" button

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User Information
Your name John Doe
E-mail Address you@domain.com
Server Information
Account Type POP3
Incoming mail server securemail.netsville.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) securemail.netsville.com
Logon Information
User Name you@domain.com
Password <your password>


  1. Click on the "More Settings" button
  2. Click the "Advanced" tab

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  1. Change the following options:
    1. Check "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)"
    2. Change "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port to 587
      • Note: You can try to use port 25, but some ISPs block this port
    3. Choose "TLS" for the dropdown box for "Use the following type of encrypted connection"
      • TLS is no longer required as of 20 Oct 2011
  2. Click the "Okay" button
  3. Click the "Next >" button
  4. Click the "Finish" button

Send a test email to yourself. If you successfully send and receive it, your account is set up properly.