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If you'd like to send and receive Bell Aliant email using the Outlook Express email program, we can help you set it up. You simply need to add our email settings into your email program.

For quick reference, use the following checklist to configure Outlook Express for the first time. For more guidance, follow the detailed step-by-step instructions.

What you need before you start

• An installed copy of Outlook Express.
• Your Bell Aliant email address and password.

• In order to setup your email program on your computer or mobile device, you will need the following email settings.

  Note: If you are have your own custom domain, you will need to use different settings for your custom domain (usually pop.customdomain.com or smtp.customdomain.com)

  Incoming mail settings:

  POP:	pop.bellaliant.com
  Port:	110
  Authentication:	Username and password

  OR

  IMAP:	imap.bellaliant.com
  Port:	143
  Authentication:	Username (full email address) and password

  Outgoing mail settings:

  SMTP:	smtpa.bellaliant.net Note: Effective July 29th, Bell Aliant has enabled SMTP Authentication to allow for your mobile devices to send email regardless of where you are located without the need to change your settings each time you travel.
  Port:	2225
  Authentication	Username and password

Checklist

• Launch Outlook Express
• Enter your name, click Next
• Enter your email address, click Next
• Enter the mail server information
• Enter your email username and password
• Click Finish

Follow these easy steps

1. Launch the Outlook Express program.
2. Enter your name.
3. Click Next.

   

4. Enter your email address.
5. Click Next.

   

6. You will be required to enter the following Email Server Names information:
7. The incoming mail server type is POP3.
8. Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, HTTP) server: pop.bellaliant.com.
9. Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtpa.bellaliant.net.
10. Click Next.

    

11. You will be required to enter the following Internet Mail Logon information:
12. Account name: Enter your Bell Aliant email address.
13. Password: Enter your Bell Aliant email password.
14. Select Remember password if you want Outlook Express to save your password.
15. Click Next.

    

16. Click Finish.

    

17. To set the SMTP server to use authentication.  Click Tools, then accounts.
18. On the Mail tab, find the account that was just created and highlight it then click Properties
19. Click on the Servers tab and put a check mark at "My server requires authentication" under the Outgoing Mail Server section.
20. Click Settings
21. Make sure "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is chosen.
22. Click OK
23. Click OK
24. Click Close

    You have successfully configured Outlook Express for the first time!