- Enable POP in your MaineStream.us account. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're done.
- Open Outlook Express.
- Click the Tools menu and select Accounts...
- Click Add, and click Mail...
- Enter your name in the Display name: field, and click Next.
- Enter your MaineStream.us email address in the Email Address: field, and click Next.
- Enter "pop.gmail.com" in the Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP): field.
- Enter "smtp.gmail.com" in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: field.
- Click Next.
- Enter your MaineStream.us email address in the Account Name: field.
- Enter your password in the Password: field, and click Next.
- Click Finish.
- Highlight pop.gmail.com under Account and click Properties.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Fill in the following information. (The order of Outgoing and Incoming servers varies by version, so be careful to type the right number into the right blank.)
- Check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL) under Outgoing Mail (SMTP).
- Enter 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP): field.
- Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
- Under Incoming mail (POP3), check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL). The port will change to 995.
- Click on the Servers tab, and check the box next to My server requires authentication.
- Click the OK button.
You should be good to go now!