Changing your SMTP Settings in Outlook 2003

Many ISPs have begun restricting the ability to send email via an SMTP server other than their own. This is not particularly serious problem as you can always send email via their SMTP server. This document walks you through the steps of changing your SMTP settings.

There are several steps to take when changing from using mail.42inc.com in Outlook 2003:

1) The fist step requires that you find out the name of the SMTP server your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will allow you to use (42, Inc. is your email provider). The following example will use SBC as an example.

2) Open Outlook 2003
- Choose Tools>Email Accountss.
- Then choose "Change" for the E-mail Account you want to edit.:

Change the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) to smtp.sbcglobal.net (or whatever your ISP told you).

The click on "More Settings":



3) Click on The Outgoing Server Tab and uncheck the box that states "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication."

4) Click on the Advanced tab and uncheck the box that states "This server (SMTP) requires an encrypted connection (SSL)."



That's it, you're done.