Outlook Express

Important!!

These settings only apply to email addresses hosted by Ashland Home Net. If you use a web-based mail service (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) you will need to obtain the proper settings from them.

Step 1

In Outlook Express, click Tools.
Click Accounts.

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  • Click Add
  • Select Mail
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Step 3
  • Enter your name
  • Click Next.
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Step 4
  • Enter your email address
  • Click Next.
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Step 5
  • The server type will be IMAP.
  • Fill in the information for your incoming server.

    The server is going to be your last part of your email address (called the domain) but instead of you email@domain.net or .com it will be mail.domain.net or .com See the list below for some examples
    Note* For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the incoming server is mailx.opendoor.com.

Email Address ends withYour incoming Server
email@97520.netmail.97520.net
email@ashland97520.commail.ashland97520.com
email@ashlandcreek.netmail.ashlandcreek.net
email@ashlandhome.netmail.ashlandhome.net
email@ashlandnet.netmail.ashlandnet.net
email@ashlandoregon.orgmail.ashlandoregon.org
email@lithiawater.commail.lithiawater.com
email@mtashland.netmail.mtashland.net
email@mind.netmail.mind.net

  • Fill in the information for your outgoing server address.

    The server is going to be your last part of your email address (called the domain) but instead of you email@domain.net or .com it will be mail.domain.net or .com See the list above for some examples
    Note* For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the outgoing server is mailx.opendoor.com.

  • Click Next
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  • The account name is your email address
  • The password is the password you gave us when we created the account.
  • Make sure remember password is checked
  • Click Next

Note * If you can't remember your password give us a call or email us and we will help you reset the password.

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Step 7
  • Click Finish.
  • You're not done yet
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Step 8
  • Make sure the new account is highlighted
  • Click Properties.
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Step 9
  • Click the Servers tab.
  • Check the box at the bottom that says "My server requires authentication".
  • and now your finally done
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