Configure Outlook Express 6 for authsmtp

If you check mail from off-campus and do not check email from an ITS POP3 account (on email.psu.edu or mail.psu.edu), or if you're receive an error message that says "Relay denied check mail first" even if you are checking mail, you may be able to successfully send email using the authenticated smtp server.  The authenticated server requires you to use your access account userid and password when sending mail. 

NOTE: this will not work if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is blocking port 25.  In that case, you need to either use their smtp server or downoad and run the VPN when you want to send mail.

To set up authsmtp in Outlook Express 6:

1. Open Outlook Express 6.
2. Click on Tools.
3. Click on Accounts.
4. Click on the mail tab.
5. Select the account you use to check and send mail.
6. Click the Properties button.
7. Click on the servers tab. (screen shot)
   
8. Type authsmtp.psu.edu into the Outgoing mail (SMTP) text box.
9. Select (check) the My server requires authentication checkbox.
   
10. Click on the Advanced tab. (screen shot)
    
11. Select (check) the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) checkbox.
    
12. Click OK to save your changes and close the properties window.
13. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts window.