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1) To open Outlook Express, click once on the icon near to the "Start" button.
2) Or you can click on Start -> Programs ->Outlook Express, and Outlook Express will open.
3) To create a new account, click on "Tools" in the menu at the top of the screen. In the drop-down menu, select "Accounts".
4) The "Internet Accounts" window will now open.
In the new window, select the "Mail" tab at the top of the new window. Next, click on the "Add" button on the right-hand side. Now click on "Mail" in the sub-menu:
5) The Internet connection wizard window will now open.
Type in your name and surname, or company name, in the "Display name" field (when you send an email to someone this is the name that they will see).
Click "Next":
6) Using lowercase, type in the email address you got when you opened your Polka account.
Click "Next":
7) Select "POP3" as your incoming mail server type.
Type the "Incoming" and "Outgoing" mail server names in lowercase in the relevant spaces (pop3.polka.co.za for incoming mail and smtp.polka.co.za for outgoing mail).
Click "Next":
8) Fill in your full polka email address (this will be your account name) and your password in the relevant spaces.
TIP: The account name and password are case-sensitive.
Selecting "Remember password" is optional.
Do not select "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)".
Click "Next":
9) Click "Finish" to complete the setup of your account.
10) You will now see the "Internet Accounts" window on your screen. You will see "pop3.polka.co.za" in the white window - this is your mail account name.
The account still needs to be edited. Click on the name below "Account" to highlight it and then click on "Properties" -- the third button down on the right.
11) The "Properties" window will now appear.
Next, click on the "Connection" tab at the top of the window.
Check (by left-clicking on) the box next to "Always connect to this account using":
12) Click on "Close" in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
13) You will now return to the main Outlook Express window.
Click the "Send/Recv" button to check for new email messages.
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