Outlook Identity Configuration

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To configure

for your new email identity follow these instructions:

Adding an Identity

1- Open Outlook Express by double clicking its icon on your desktop
or by opening Internet explorer and selecting the "Mail" button and "Read mail".

2- After Outlook opens select "File".

3- Click on the "Identities" Tab.

4- To add an email identity click on the Add New Identity button.

5- Enter the name of your new Identity and click OK. (Providing a Password is Optional)

6- Click Yes to the following question: Do you want to switch to "Identity" now?.

7- The OutLook Express Wizard will take you through the setup process.

8- Enter your Display Name (Your Name).

9- Check "I already have an email account I want to use" and enter you email address: EmailName@Marincounty.net
SonomaCounty users enter your EmailName@SonomaMail.com see note

9- Click NEXT.

10- My incoming mail server is a (choose) POP3 server.
Enter your POP and SMTP:
If your address is Novato.net or Marincounty.net type Marincounty.net in each box
If your address is SonomaMail.com or WebPerception.com type WebPerception.com in each box
Other email addresses please telephone and ask.
Click NEXT.

11- Type in you POP account name (For instance mine is Peter) and password and click NEXT.

12- Now type in the Internet Mail Account name WebPerception and click NEXT.

13- If you are using a modem choose "Connect using my phone line"
Network or ISDN users choose "Connect using my local area network (LAN)".

14- Click NEXT

15-Click FINISH

16-Check "Do not import" at this time, Click Next, Click Finish.

17- To switch between Identities simply click on File, Switch Identity and choose the Identity you want to use (provide Password if you chose this option in Item 5).
Note: If you're using a different domain name such as Novato.net, SonomaMail.com, Wans.com, etc., please telephone so we can tell you which domain to use as they vary!

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