Email Application Setup: Outlook 2000

1. Go to Tools and then select Accounts.
2. Click on Add, and select Mail.
3. In Display Name, type whatever you want other people to see as your name. Click Next.
4. In the E-mail address, type the email address you would like to send the email from. Click Next.
5. For the My incoming mail server, enter POP3.
6. For the Incoming Mail (POP3 or IMAP) server, enter mail.yourdomain.ext.
7. For the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server, enter mail.yourdomain.ext.
8. Click Next.
9. Enter your email username and password, then click Next.
10. Choose your connection type depending on your connection method, and then click Next.
11. Click Finish.

Summary

This article provides step‑by‑step instructions for setting up an email account in a mail client using standard POP3/SMTP settings. You will enter your display name, email address, and mail server details (mail.yourdomain.ext for both incoming and outgoing servers), then provide your username and password to complete the configuration. Once done, the email client will be ready to send and receive messages using your domain‑based email address.

We strongly recommend using modern email applications, such as Professional Email or Google Workspace, as Microsoft Outlook 2000 is no longer supported and does not receive important security updates.