Please help me set up my windows email program?

when on a website like craigslist that requires an email response, my computer has to use the program the host site,(craigslist) uses in my comp. so, it is not setup and I try to do so, until it asks me computer language questions like pop3 and html. I get lost then.. can someone be very specific and give me the step by step? I can enter my name and my email but after that it goes wacko.. or I aqm..I know this is easy for u, but not me.. help pls..
Please help me set up my windows email program?
%26gt;%26gt; please help me set up my windows email program?





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Be glad to, however you have not provided enough information to do so.





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽First, though, please note that both of the above respondants have given you some incorrect information. The first one said, "Most mail providers will not allow you to use ... smtp client software..." NOT! It is actually the other way around -- meaning, MOST mail providers REQUIRE you to use some form of POP3/SMTP client software.





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Then, the second one said, "outlook express does not accomidate web mail addresses aka @hotmail.com @live.com @yahoo.com etc any of those accounts would not work because they are not pop3 server based." NOT! One of my email accounts is hosted by Yahoo and I use Outlook Express to both retrieve and send my email from/to that account without problems. Basically, to find out if a web-based email service provider also offers client-based email support, you'll need to ask them -- but don't automatically assume that just because an email service seems to be web-based that it absolutely does not also offer client-based support.





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Further information... A Windows email client, such as Outlook Express or Incredimail, are not mail servers. In order for someone to send you an email, they must be able to send the email to an email server which knows your email address (your mailbox). Then, the Windows email client can log on to the email server and retrieve your email from your mailbox on that server. Likewise, when your Windows email client needs to send email, it must be able to connect to an email server in order to send the email. Your Windows email client cannot send email all on its own.





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽So, the first question you'll have to know the answer to is: Who is your email provider? The answer to that could either be the same provider which gives you Internet access (your IAP/IPP/ISP) such as AOL, or if you have a separate website your web host (an IPP) might provide you with a number of mailboxes such as HostMonster.com, or your email provider could be a service (an ISP) such as Google (GMail) or Yahoo. Also note that such email providers may provide both browser-based email and client-based email support.





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Then, the next question is: What are the names of your email provider's mail servers? Your email provider can give you this information. They will have two such email servers -- one which contains your mail box (a POP3 server) and one which allows you to send email (an SMTP server). Each of these servers will have a specific port number which allows your email client to connect to them.





聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Lastly, which email client are you going to use on your local computer? Each one has different methods for configuring your email account and may use different nomenclature for describing options.





God bless.
Reply:Generally speaking pop3 is the server address of your email provider for example a blueyonder address would need pop3.blueyonder.co.uk thats the pop3 protocal needed, to find out what your pop3 is check and log into your email provider and go to email support they usually have it listed in there also your username %26amp; password is required by outlook to log into the email server. also you will need the SMTP another example would be smtp.blueyonder.co.uk.





Another point worth mentioning is outlook express does not accomidate web mail addresses aka @hotmail.com @live.com @yahoo.com etc any of those accounts would not work because they are not pop3 server based.





if you are using any of those email addresses listed above you would be better using windows live mail client which accomidates for both pop3 %26amp; web based emails you can get it @ http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview





then click the get now button.





i hope this helps you out all the best Dj
Reply:It depends who your mail provider is. Most mail providers will not allow you to use Outlook Express or any similar smtp client software as it is a risk to their security.