To identify whether Outlook Express is installed on your computer, look for the icon labeled Outlook Express on your desktop. If there is no icon on the desktop, click Start, select Programs, and locate Outlook Express in the menu. If Outlook Express does not appear in these two places, you must use another program to send and receive your mail.

1. Start Outlook Express by double clicking on the desktop icon or on the menu selection.
   
2. Select Tools from the menu bar and choose Accounts.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Mail tab.
   
4. Click Add and select Mail.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter your name in the Display Name: text entry box and click Next.
   
   
   
   
6. Enter your email address in the Email Address: text entry box and click Next.
   
   
   
   
7. Make sure that "My incoming mail server is a POP3 server." is selected.
   
8. Enter pop.louisiana.edu in the Incoming mail server: text entry box.
   
9. Enter mailer.louisiana.edu in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: text entry box. NOTE: Users who want to send mail from an alternatve Internet provider (not UL Lafayette) must enter the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server name of their provider. Contact your Interet provider for this information.
   
   
   
   
10. Enter your UCS CLID (username) in the Account name: text entry box.
    
11. Enter your UCS password in the Password: text entry box (optional).
    
    
    
    
12. Click Finish to save the settings and Close to exit the Internet Accounts window.

NOTE: Email applications such as Netscape Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc. have additional settings that will assist you in automatically downloading new email to your PC. This is referred to as POP interval time. Always avoid setting POP Intervals for less than 30 minutes. Automatically checking email every few minutes places a severe strain on the University's mail server. Please avoid frequent POP intervals.