Setting up email with Godaddy, or most hosting providers is pretty simple as long as you follow all of the steps.
I’m not going to spend time writing a technical aritcle on setting up Outlook 2010 or any other email client as most ISP and Web Host do a great job already. See an example here at Godaddy, but I am going to point out a few places where the customer fails.
Most of the failures comes from letting Outlook attempt to configure itself which leads to errors like “The operation failed. An object could not be found” or inability to send email but you can receive email. Unless your email provider tells you to use the automated installation, then the manual setup is the route to go.
The next most common problem in setting up Outlook 2010 comes from not reading all the instructions and collecting a few key pieces of information before starting.
Setting up Outlook 2010 is simple if you get the provider information before starting. Ask questions!
What type of mail do I have? pop or imap.
What are the URL’s for the outgoing and incoming mail servers?
What ports are used?
Manual setup of Outlook 2010 is only 13 or 14 steps max, but it is step 9 and 10 that confuse most users.
- Open Microsoft Outlook 2010. Click File, and then click Add Account.
- At the bottom, select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, and click Next.
- Select Internet E-mail, and click Next.
- Enter Your Name and full E-mail Address.
- If you have IMAP, select IMAP for your Account Type. If you’re not sure, stop and contact your provider.
- Set Incoming mail server.
- Set Outgoing mail server.
- Enter your User Name (your full email address) and Password, and select Remember password.
- Click More Settings.
- Click the Outgoing Server tab. Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Click Next.
- Outlook 2010 will test your settings. When it’s done, click Close.
- Click Finish.
Now email someone.
