Mail & News Setup
These Insructions have been provided by On-Site / SurfNJ Technical
Support to describe a typical email configuration for On-Site / SurfNJ.
Double-click the Outlook Express icon to run Outlook
Express. Click Tools then Accounts...
Another window will appear with an Add button. Click this button then Mail...
This will run a Setup Wizard which will should look like this
Type your full name as you would like it to appear in the from field when you send your
email then click Next
Now enter your On-Site / SurfNJ email address which should be (your On-Site / SurfNJ
username)@surfnj.net then click Next.
The On-Site / SurfNJ Incoming mail(POP3) server is mail.surfnj.net and the
Outgoing mail(SMTP) server is also mail.surfnj.net. Enter these server names
in the proper fields and click Next
You must now provide your POP account name and Password which is just your On-Site /
SurfNJ username and password, respectively. Click Next to continue.
Now you must choose a name for this email configuration. Choosing your username is fine.
Click Next to continue.
Then you must choose what type of connection you have to the internet. If you dial up to
the internet choose Connect using my phone line. If you are connected to a Local
Area Network (LAN) at work or school, then choose Connect using my local area
network (LAN). Click Next to continue.
Since most connections are via phone line, choosing Connect using my phone line is
what this support page will support. You must now choose a Dial Up connection for
which you want to use when retrieving mail using Outlook Express. Then click
Next.
That's it! Click Finish. You are now read to use Outlook Express for
sending and recieving email. If you want to be able to use Outlook Express
for reading newsgroups click here. If not
click 'Close'
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Last Updated 07/16/13