This supplement is for changing or setting up the mail preferences in Outlook Express.

 1.   Bring up Internet Explorer. (You do not have to be logged on to the internet). 
 2.   Click on the Mail Icon (upper right of screen on toolbar). 
 3.   Click on Read Mail. 
 4.   Click on Tools. 
 5.   Click on Accounts. 
 6.   Click Add for new accounts (or highlight existing account and click properties to modify). 

 The following are for Adding a new account, but the information is relevant for modifications too. 

7.    Click Mail. 
8.    Enter your "real" name, or what you like to be called. 
9.    Click Next. 
10.  Enter your email address "username@rivnet.net" using your username.  All lowercase with no spaces. 
11.  Click Next. 
12.  Leave POP3 as your incoming mail server, and enter pop.rivnet.net for your POP3 server.  Enter smtp.rivnet.net for your SMTP server
13.  Click Next. 
14.  Enter your username as the Pop "Account Name" (no @ or rivnet.net),  and enter your password (*** will show). 
       Do NOT enable Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA). 
15.  Click Next 
16.  Type an identifying name for the account (it can be anything.  For example: John’s email account). 
17.  Click Next 
18.  Enable  "Connect using my phone line" 
19.  Click Next 
20.  Enable "use an existing dial-up connection".  RiverNet should be in the window. 
21.  Click Next 
22.  Click Finish 

Do the following to provide authentication for sending email.

 1.  Start Outlook Express (steps 1-3 above)
 2.  Click on Tools -> accounts and be sure the "Mail" tab is selected
 3.  Highlight your account and click the "Properties" button 
 4.  Click the "Server" tab
 5.  Click to put a check in the checkbox labeled "My server requires authentication"
 6.  Click Apply
 7.  Click OK
 8.  Click Close

Your Internet Explorer Outlook Express email should now be set up for email.  You may test your email by sending a to your own email address "username@rivnet.net" where you substitute your username for username. 

NOTE: If you have more than 1 email account with RiverNet, Internet Explorer Outlook Express can be set up for multiple email accounts.  This is an advantage over earlier versions of Internet Mail.