Checking News configuration in Outlook Express 

The following illustrations are intended as a step-by-step guide to checking your own News settings in MS Outlook Express for the Melb PC Internet Service. 

Step 1.

Open Outlook Express, and select Tools and select Accounts from the dropdown menu.

Step 2. Select the News tab and highlight the news account to be checked.

Click on Properties to open the pages listing the news settings applicable for Melb PC.

Step 3.

The settings shown on the following four pictures are as required for Melb PC Internet Service.
Only the Name of the subscriber, E-mail address, and Username should differ.The most common error is confusion in the correct use of E-mail address and Account name (ie Username)

  

Step 4. Before finishing there is the opportunity to change selections to meet your individual preferences.

Return to Tools and from the dropdown menu select Options.

Step 5. Go to the Connection tab and ensure both boxes under Dial-up are left unchecked. This will eliminate most problems that can be associated with Diallers.

It is possible to personalise your mailer program in a number or ways by modifying settings in the other tabs shown in the background of this image. Any of these changes should not affect the successful sending and receiving of e-mail.

Other MS Outlook Express and MS Outlook information:

For details of configuring Outlook Express for News - use this link.