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How to setup Outlook Express to use Comcast

To set the Comcast account up, do the following 

  1. Click Tools

  2. Click Accounts

   

  1. Click Add

   

  1. Type in the following information

    1. Give the account the name of mail.comcast.net

    2. Type in your Name

    3. Type in your Email address

   

  1. Click the Servers tab

  2. Type in the following information

    1. Incoming server is POP3

    2. Incoming mail (POP3) is mail.comcast.net

    3. Outgoing mail (SMTP) is smtp.comcast.net

    4. Type in your username

    5. Type in your password

    6. Click OK

   

  1. Test the account to see if you can send email and also receive email. If you can, your done

  2. If you cannot do both, open the properties back up again

  3. Click the Servers tab

  4. Click Settings 

     

  1. Verify Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected

  2. Click OK 

   

  1. Click Advanced tab

  2. Verify the following

    1. Outgoing mail (SMTP) is set to 587

    2. Incoming mail (POP3) is set to 110

  3. Click OK 

 

For additional help with Outlook Express, click here