Step 1
Launch Outlook Express from the Start menu on your computer and then select Tools > Accounts.
Step 2
Click the Add button and select Mail.
Step 3
Enter your Display name. The display name is the name that will appear when others receive mail from your account. Click the Next button to continue.
Step 4
Enter your 1&1 E-mail address in the text box and click the Next button.
Step 5
Select POP3 from the drop down menu.
Enter pop.1and1.com as the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server.
Enter smtp.1and1.com as the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server.
Click the Next button to continue.
Step 6
Enter your full e-mail address as the Account name and enter the e-mail account's Password that was setup with the account. If you do not want to enter your e-mail account's password every time you send or check your mail, make sure that the Remember password check box is selected.
Click the Next button to proceed.
Step 7
Click the Finish button to exit the wizard.
Step 8
Make sure to select the newly added pop.1and1.com account we've just set up and click the Properties button.
Step 9
Click the servers tab at the top of the new window that opens.
Step 10
Check the box for My server requires authentication and then click the Settings button.
Step 11
Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected and then click the OK button.
Step 12
Click the Advanced tab at the top.
Step 13
Enter 587 as the Outgoing mail (SMTP) port and check the box for This server requires a secure connection.
Enter 110 as the Incoming mail (POP3) port and check the box for This server requires a secure connection.
Click the OK button when finished to save your changes.
Step 14
Click the Send/Recv button toward the top of the Outlook Express window to check your mail.
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Standard Settings:
Incoming email server : mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing email STMP server : mail.yourdomain.com
Incoming email port : 110 for POP3 and 143 for IMAP
Outgoing email port : 587, 26
