Tough Country Communications

Microsoft Outlook Express

 
    To add a new email account:
  1. Open your E-mail Client "Microsoft Outlook Express"
  2. Go to "Tools > Accounts"
    Email Configuration

  3. Click on "Add > Mail..."
    Email Configuration

  4. Enter following:
    • Display name: John Smith
    • Click "Next"
    Email Configuration

  5. Enter following:
    • E-mail address: jsmith@toughcountry.net
    • Click "Next"
    Email Configuration

  6. Enter following:
    • My incoming mail server is a POP3 server.
    • Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: mail.toughcountry.net
    • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.toughcountry.net
    • Click "Next"
    Email Configuration

  7. Enter following:
    • Account name: jsmith@toughcountry.net
    • Password: Your email password
    • Remember password: Checked
    • Click "Next"
    Email Configuration

  8. Click "Finish".
    Email Configuration

  9. Go to "Tools > Accounts"
    Email Configuration

  10. Select the e-mail account that you have just created and click on "Properties".
    Email Configuration

  11. Click on the "Servers" tab:
    • Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.toughcountry.net
    • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.toughcountry.net
    • Account name: jsmith@toughcountry.net
    • Password: Your e-mail password
    • Remember password: Checked
    • My server requires authentication: Checked
    • Click on "Settings"
    Email Configuration

  12. a.) If you are configuring a toughcountry or jrtwave account:
    • Use same settings as my incoming mail server: Selected
    • Click "OK"
    Email Configuration

    b.) If you have a different incoming email account (eg. telus, shaw...):

    Fill in the following using a toughcountry or jrtwave email account and password.
    If you do not have one of those types of accounts, contact us.

    • Log on using: Selected
    • User Name: jsmith@toughcountry.net
    • Password: Your email password
    • Remember password: Checked
    • Click "OK"
    Email Configuration

  13. Click on "Advanced" tab on top::
    (Set SSL first before changing port numbers, as it will change the port when selected)
    • Outgoing server (SMTP): 465
    • Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL
    • Incoming server (POP3): 995
    • Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL
    • Click "OK"
    Email Configuration

Revised on March 7, 2011