Outlook Express Help Please?

victory

I have set up a new email address with ntl freedom/virgin media, prob is sent it to myself and it has not come back to me....it says in outlook express help to go to accounts and the box comes up with add/remove/default etc but have no idea how to add the email address without messing it all up and taking my primary emai address away (which I really do not want to do), what I am after is the one I have and another one for my son , please help!!

alanclose

did you create a new identity for your son or add another account to your own.

The new identity is the way to go.

You could even try using a completely different client for you son - something like thunderbird

DanRogl

The new identity is the way to go.

I've had alot of problems with Outlook Express Identities, imo the best way to keep the email's separate is to create a whole computer logon for your son.

Another idea could be to have both accounts within outlook, but add a rule to move email sent to "myson@wherever.com" off to a new folder.

Personally I'd go with the first option.

victory

Is there any chance you could tell me how to do it, just tried myself and failed miserably:D

alanclose

DanRogl wrote: »

I've had alot of problems with Outlook Express Identities, imo the best way to keep the email's separate is to create a whole computer logon for your son.

Its definitely an option but I have to say I have never had problems running multiple identities under a single logon. Your idea would also have the benefit of their own my docs etc but if they didn't want to do this and didn't want to play with identities I still think one using OE and the other Thunderbird would be a good compromise

alanclose

victory wrote: »

Is there any chance you could tell me how to do it, just tried myself and failed miserably:D

are you asking me or dan?

startrekker

How do I set up multiple email addresses?

Taken from Virgins web site.


You can have up to five email addresses with Virgin Media. One primary and four additional. To set up your additional address you must register it with our server.

• Visit the web page http://www.virgin.net/customers
• Select 'Multiple email accounts', from the options in the left hand column.
• Once you have registered your additional addresses with the server, you will then need to set up your email program to download emails for this new address.
• If need help setting up Outlook Express or Netscape Communicator click here. Select your email program from the PC or Mac list and follow the link for 'How do I set up my account?'

How to do it when you have done the above is HERE

To check if your settings are correct. Open outlook express, click on tools, accounts, highlight your e-mail name, on the right click on properties and then you should see the information for the e-mail account you have set up

victory

alanclose wrote: »

are you asking me or dan?

anyone one will don:j I put in where it says accounts and add, put in all the info and it says error and when I send it to myself it is def not working....

alanclose

Just asking because they are two different solutions - mine would give separate e-mails were as dans would allow you to have different e-mails and my docs etc

Chippy_Minton

See Creating Outlook Express identities.

You can have the best of both worlds by having separate Windows accounts for each user and set up the OE identities so that each user can access their own email regardless of who's logged on. That's something you could do once the identities are set up.

startrekker

victory wrote: »

anyone one will don:j I put in where it says accounts and add, put in all the info and it says error and when I send it to myself it is def not working....

If you click on my link titled here it gives you the guide and settings for your e-mail account. Follow this and you should be ok