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Creating a new email account

• Sign on to AOL
• Launch Outlook Express
• In the Tools menu on the Outlook Express toolbar select Accounts
• In the dialog box that opens, click on Add, then Mail
• In the Internet Connection Wizard dialog box, enter your name in the Display name field
• to appear on your outgoing email messages
• Click Next
• In the E-mail address field, enter your full AOL email address (e.g. screenname@aol.com)
• Click Next
• In the E-mail Server Names dialog box select IMAP from the drop-down menu
• Type imap.aol.com in the Incoming mail server field
• Type smtp.aol.com in the Outgoing mail server field
• Click Next
• In the Internet Mail Logon dialog box enter your AOL screen name in the Account name field
• In the Password field enter the password for that screen name
• Leave the Remember password box checked if you want Outlook Express to save your password
• Click Next , Click Finish

• Return to the Accounts diaglog box by going to Tools then selecting Accounts
• Select your AOL IMAP account
• Click on Properties
• In the dialog box that opens click on the Servers tab
• In the Outgoing Mail Server section, click to select the My server requires authentication check box
• Click Apply
• Click on the Advanced tab
• In the Outgoing mail (STMP): field, change the number to 587
• Click Apply
• Click on the IMAP tab
• In the Special Folders section, click to uncheck the box by Store special folders on IMAP server
• Click Apply
• Click OK
• Click Close