How to set up Microsoft Outlook (or Outlook Express) for an existing e-mail account to delete messages from the server regularly

This guide will show you how to properly set up Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express with an existing e-mail account so that it automatically deletes old messages from your server, keeping your server space from filling up.

If you do not already have an e-mail account set up with Outlook click here for the new e-mail account setup guide.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express

2. From the toolbar click on Tools and select E-mail Accounts...

3. On the window that pops up, select View or change existing e-mail accounts and click on Next.

4. On the next screen, select the email account that you would like to configure and click on Change...

5. On the next window, click on More Settings...

6. On the window that pops up, click on the Advanced tab.

7. Change the Outgoing server (SMTP) to 26.

To keep you mailbox from getting full, click on the checkboxes that say Leave a copy of messages on the server and Remove from server after and set the number of days to keep messages on your server.

Click on Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items' if you would like to actively delete your messages from the server.

Click OK when finished.

8. You will return to this window, click on Finish and you're set!