SMTP Auth Setup for
Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express 5

  1. Start Outlook 2000 or Outlook Express. From the menu, select Tools, then Accounts.

  2. Click once on the appropriate account from the Mail tab.

    Select Properties.

  3. From the account properties dialog box, (which will look like the sample box below, with your appropriate account information filled in), choose the Servers tab.

    Put a check in the box for "My server requires authentication". Click on the Settings button.

  4. The following dialog box should pop up.

    Make sure "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected.

  5. Press OK.
  6. Back at the "Properties" window, click on the "Advanced" tab. Under Server Port Numbers, change "Outgoing mail (SMTP):" from "25" to "587" and click "Apply", then "OK".

    Click "OK" as needed to close out of all dialog boxes.