Setting up a new mail account on Outlook Express:
DF, here is my suggestion.
1. Open Outlook Express
2. Click on the "Tools" Menu
3. Click on "Accounts" - This will bring up your mail/news etc accounts. It will have tabs marked All, Mail, News, & Directory Service. In the All tab click on your mail account so it is highlighted. Click remove and Click Yes when it asks you again. You have now removed your mail account from outlook express. Make sure all mail accounts with your email address are removed.
4. Click on the Mail Tab and Click Add, then Click Mail. It will now come up with a wizard to step you through setup.
5. The 1st thing OE wants is your display name. Type what you want in here, eg: Dragicevic Fan, then press Enter.
6. Next you'll be prompted for your email address, type it in correctly and press Enter.
7. Here is where I am tipping your setting are out: Next you'll be prompted for email server settings. Your email server should be a POP3 server so leave that as is.
In most cases your Incoming and Outgoing email servers will have the same name. I am with TPG, so in both boxes I typed: mail.tpg.com.au
So, if you are with Optus, you would type mail.optusnet.com.au or if you are with Iprimus you would type mail.iprimus.com.au in both boxes.
Type your details in and press Enter.
8. It will now come up with your account name and ask you to put your password in. Don't change the account name at all. Type your password (should be the same one you use on your webmail at your providers site - I am tipping you might be with Optus) in and press Enter.
9. Click Next and then click Finish. All should now be well in the land of Outlook Express! ;D
10. Once you have done this, compose a new message as a test and try to send it to your own email address.
I'll cross my fingers for you. Let me know how it goes. I can't see why it wouldn't work, unless you have an issue in Internet Explorer on your Internet/Mail settings, or elsewhere within your Operating System. Outlook Express is pretty straight forward. I use Outlook (Professional), and that can be a headache to set up.
As I said, this is something any helpdesk person at your ISP should be able to recite with their eyes shut.
Cheers, and hope this is of help!!
Smoo