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How do I set up my account?

This section will show you how to set up your Virgin Media email account in Outlook Express 5.

Open Outlook Express as you normally would.
Now click 'Tools' at the top and select 'Accounts' from the drop down menu:

Select the 'Mail' tab. Here you will see the email accounts you currently have.
Click 'Add' and then select 'Mail' from the drop down list:

For the 'Display Name' type your name and then click on the 'Next' button:

Type your email address and then click on the 'Next' button:

You will need to enter the following settings:
My incoming mail server is a 'POP3' server.
Click into the white box below 'Incoming mail' and type pop.virgin.net in lower case.
Click into the white box below 'Outgoing mail' and type smtp.virgin.net in lower case.
Then click on the 'Next' button:

Click into the white box to the right of 'Account Name' and type your username in lower case.
Click into the white box to the right of 'Password' and type your password.
You may also wish to tick 'Remember Password'.
There is no need to tick 'Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)'.
Now click on the 'Next' button:

Click on the 'Finish' button.

Now click on the 'Close' button.

Your account has now been added to Outlook Express.


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