1a. Double-click the Outlook Express icon on your Desktop or under the Start Menu

1b. When Outlook Express opens, it may try to dial in. You do not have to be connected to Internet, so press Cancel (or Work Offline). If an error message appears, press OK (or Hide)

2a. In Outlook Express, click on Tools at the top, then choose Accounts

3 The Internet Accounts dialog box appears.
3a. If you are adding your IOCC.com e-mail the first time, click the Add button and select Mail

3b. If you are changing your IOCC.com e-mail settings, first click the account under the "Account" heading then click the Properties button.

4. Follow the directions and enter your name and email address accordingly. When it asks for "servers" enter the information below:

• My incoming mail server is a "POP3" server.

• Incoming mail (POP3): pop.iocc.com

• Outgoing mail (SMTP): mail.iocc.com

• Account name: your_username (without @iocc.com extention)

• Check the box "My server requires authentication"

  Click the "Settings" button.

  Click the circle "Use same settings as my incoming mail server". Click OK to exit.

• Click OK to exit.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Outlook Express 5 needs safety updates to protect you from a multitude of Microsoft-targeting viruses and worms. To download the security patches, click the Start button and select Windows Update at the very top. The link will take you to a website. In the Product Updates section, select all of the the Outlook Security Updates and download them.