It's time to reconfigure your Outlook Express email to reflect our new name: vernoncollege.edu.

There are 7 easy steps and most of you will complete them without any assistance from Information Technology. An illustration follows the instructions for each of the first 5 steps.

If you have problems, contact Information Technology at ext. 2300.

Before you begin, you should either print these instructions or open a second browser window. Use one window to view the instructions and the second window to make your configuration changes.

Step 1

First, we must go to the area of Outlook Express that allows you to change your personnel preferences and account settings. With Outlook Express open do the following:

1. Click on Tools.

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Step 2

1. Click on accounts.

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Step 3

1. Double Click your mail account

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Step 4

Now we will tell Outlook Express that your email and mail server are vernoncollege.edu. Don't worry. You will still get mail from vrjc.cc.tx.us as well.

1. Click the General Tab (it is selected by default)
2. Change server from mail.vrjc.cc.tx.us to mail.vernoncollege.edu
3. Change email name from cslosser@vrjc.cc.tx.us to cslosser@vernoncollege.edu
   Use your email user name( first initial and last name for most people)

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Step 5

Next we specify the incoming and outgoing mail server names.

1. Click the Servers Tab
2. Change incoming server from mail.vrjc.cc.tx.us to mail.vernoncollege.edu
3. Change outgoing server from mail.vrjc.cc.tx.us to mail.vernoncollege.edu
4. Click OK

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Step 6

1. Click Close

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Step 7

That's all there is to it!

Now you need a test. Click here to send the webmaster a test email message. Ask the webmaster to reply to the email if they receive it.

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last updated August 5, 2003