How to setup Outlook Express to use Comcast
To set the Comcast account up, do the following
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Click Tools
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Click Accounts
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Click Add
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Type in the following information
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Give the account the name of mail.comcast.net
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Type in your Name
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Type in your Email address
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Click the Servers tab
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Type in the following information
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Incoming server is POP3
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Incoming mail (POP3) is mail.comcast.net
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Outgoing mail (SMTP) is smtp.comcast.net
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Type in your username
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Type in your password
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Click OK
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Test the account to see if you can send email and also receive email. If you can, your done
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If you cannot do both, open the properties back up again
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Click the Servers tab
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Click Settings
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Verify Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected
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Click OK
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Click Advanced tab
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Verify the following
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Outgoing mail (SMTP) is set to 587
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Incoming mail (POP3) is set to 110
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Click OK
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