Outlook 2002 POP E-Mail Configuration
The following tutorial is provided to assist you in setting up your new e-mail account. Should you have any difficulty at any stage of your e-mail setup, please contact our Client Support at
(888) 276-9875 or e-mail your question to support@focuspub.comFollow the instructions below to configure Outlook 2002 for use with your Focus Publications POP3 account.
Note: An example account name was used through the instructions. Please substitute your Focus Publications POP3 e-mail address information for the account used in the instructions.
The example address is: yourname@yourdomain.com
Account name is: yourname@yourdomain.com
Domain is: yourdomain.comConfiguration Steps:
1. Start Outlook 2002.
2. When the main Outlook 2002 screen appears, click on the Tools item on the top menu bar, then choose/click the E-mail Accounts sub-option (as shown below):
3. Outlook will bring up a menu asking whether you want to add a new account, or to view/edit any existing accounts. You will need to choose "Add a new e-mail account" as shown in the following image then click "Next".
4. The next screen will allow you to choose the type of server you are connecting to. Please select "POP3" as shown below, then click "Next".
5. The next screen labelled "Internet E-mail Settings (POP3)" is the area where you will insert all the settings for your POP3 client. Remember to substitute your settings for yourname@yourdomain.com as well as your password. Make absolutely certain that the box labelled "SPA Authentication" is NOT checked.
IMPORTANT: For Incoming mail POP3: use mail.focuspub.com
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server: This information is provided by your ISP (internet service provider). Contact your ISP and ask them what the name of their Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server is. Type the server name your ISP provides you in this box.
6. BEFORE clicking "Next",click on "Test Account Settings". This will allow you to make sure the information you entered will work with our server. If the test fails, check your settings per step 5 above then repeat the test until it is successful.
7. When the test finishes successfully, you can click "Next" and you'll be presented with a screen which says "Congratulations!" and you can click "Finish".
Configuration is complete!
