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Configuring Outlook 97 for Windows

Outlook uses the Microsoft Exchange settings. You can use the Inbox setup wizard for this. However, that will not be covered here. To set up Microsoft Exchange, you will need to go into the Mail and Fax control panel.
  1. Press the Start button.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Control Panel.
  4. Double click on the Mail and Fax icon.
  5. Press the Add... button.
  6. Select Internet Mail.
  7. Press OK.
  8. Give the account a name. This can be anything, as it is used to identify the account on your computer.
  9. Fill in Name: with your name as you would like it to appear on your email.
  10. Fill in Organization with LCS.NET
  11. Fill in E-mail Address which of the form <Internet ID>@lcs.net (e.g. user1234@lcs.net).
  12. Fill in Reply Address which of the form <Internet ID>@lcs.net (e.g. user1234@lcs.net).

  13. Click the Servers tab.
  14. For Outgoing Mail (SMTP): put  mail.lcs.net.
  15. For Incoming Mail (POP3): put  mail.lcs.net
  16. Select Logon Using:.
  17. Enter you Internet ID (e.g. user1234 or userx123) in Account Name:.
  18. Enter your password in the Password: location. If you leave this space blank, it will ask you each time to enter a password.

  19. Select the Connection tab.
  20. Select the appropriate connection type for your computer.

    General Server Preferences

  21. Click OK.

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