Screen-shot for MS Outlook Express

e-Mail Client Authenticated SMTP Settings



To enable Authenticated SMTP in MS Outlook Express:
  1. Click "Tools" in the menu bar,
  2. Select "Accounts",
  3. Choose the e-mail account you want to modify,
  4. Click "Properties"
  5. Choose the tab "Servers"
  6. Modify the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" field by entering your Auth-SMTP server (see notes below)
  7. Check the option which reads "My server requires authentication"
  8. Click "Settings"
  9. Check "Log on using" option
  10. Fill in your full email address into "Account name"
  11. DO NOT enter your password (serious security hazard)
  12. DO NOT check "Remember password" (serious security hazard)
  13. Uncheck "Log on using Secure Password Authentication". (See note below on TLS)
  14. Click "OK" and finish setup

FEN users: (e-mail address like xyz@fen.bilkent.edu.tr)

  1. Type in asmtp.bilkent.edu.tr as the SMTP Server Name.
  2. Type in your full e-mail address (jdoe@fen.bilkent.edu.tr)



You might want to enable TLS (Transport Layer Security) by selecting "TLS, if available" or "TLS", but you might encounter problems with security certificates; or at least will have to accept certificates every now and then. TLS enables encrypted exchange of information with the SMTP server during password authentication and mail delivery.