Setting Up a 'Mock' Email address using Outlook Express 4.0 - 5.X

Before you can create a 'mock' email address, you will need to determine information or properties about your existing or main email address. This is required in order to create your 'mock' email address and will ensure that all the mail sent to your 'mock' address will be forwarded to your existing or main address.

Finding Your Existing Email Properties

1. Double click on the Outlook Express icon on your Desktop.

2. From the main menu of Outlook Express select 'Tools' and then 'Accounts'.

3. Click on your existing or main email address and click on 'Properties'

4. Click on the 'Servers' Tab.

5. Write down all the information contained on the page. Specifically, 'My incoming mail server is a ___________ server', 'Incoming mail (POP3)' , 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)', 'Account Name', and 'Password'. You will note that the password is represented by stars so you will have to know what password you put in when your email was initially set up for you. If you cannot remember your password, contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to obtain your password.

Creating a 'mock' Email Account

1. To create an email account double click on the Outlook Express icon on your Desktop.

2. From the main menu of Outlook Express select 'Tools' and then 'Accounts'.

3. After selecting 'Add' click 'Mail' to create your mail Account.

4. In the 'Display name' field, type your name and press 'Next'.
This is how your name will appear in the 'From' section of any email you create.

5. In the E-mail address field, type the 'mock' e-mail.
e.g. mymock@whatever.com
Click 'Next'.

6. The 'My incoming mail server is a' field should already display a server type in the window. This is the server that is on your computer and was automatically detected by the program.

7. In the 'Incoming mail (POP, IMAP or HTTP) server' field enter the address for the Incoming Mail you retrieved in Step 5 of 'Finding Your Existing Email Properties' section.

8. In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server' field enter the address for the Outgoing mail you retrieved in Step 5 of 'Finding Your Existing Email Properties' section.

9. In the 'Account name' and 'Password' fields, enter the Account Name and Password you retrieved in Steps 5 of 'Finding Your Existing Email Properties' section.

10. Check the 'Remember Password' box to avoid typing your password every time you retrieve mail.

11. Click 'Next' and then 'Finish'.

12. Your newly created email address will now appear in Internet Accounts dialog box. Click on it and then click on 'Properties'.

13. Select the 'Servers' tab. Confirm that the correct information appears and that the 'Remember Password' box is checked.

14. Click 'Apply' and then 'OK'