Want to make sure you set up Outlook Express with Xfinity correctly? It only takes a few steps.
You can also provide third-party email clients (e.g., Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc.) access your Xfinity Email address, by turning access on or off.
You can also provide third-party email clients (e.g., Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc.) access your Xfinity Email address, by turning access on or off.
Add Xfinity Email to Outlook Express
- Start Outlook Express from the Quick Launch toolbar or double-click the icon on your desktop.
- Select Tools from the top menu of Outlook Express, and then choose Accounts... from the drop-down list.
- Select the Mail tab from the top of the Internet Accounts window.
- Select your Comcast email account, then click Properties.
- In the Mail window, select the General tab.
- Next, enter the following:
- Mail account: Enter a descriptive name such as Comcast Mail.
- User Information: Enter the name you would like displayed in your outgoing email messages.
- Organization: Skip this field.
- Email Address: Enter your full Xfinity Email address but leave the Reply Address field blank.
- Select the Servers tab from the top and enter the following:
- POP3 into the My Incoming Mail Server field.
- mail.comcast.net in the Incoming Mail (POP3) field.
- smtp.comcast.net in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) field.
- Under Incoming Mail Server, enter your Xfinity ID in the Account Name field (the first half of your Xfinity Email address).
- Enter your password in the Password field.
- Check Remember Password if you want Outlook Express to save your password.
- Check Remember Password if you want Outlook Express to save your password.
- Under Outgoing Mail Server, check My Server Requires Authentication, then click Settings.
- On the Outgoing Mail Server settings page, select Use same settings as my incoming mail server, then click OK.
- Select the Advanced tab at the top.
- Enter the following, then click OK:
- 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) field and check This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
- 995 in the Incoming mail (POP3) field and check This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
- Select Close and start using Outlook Express.
If you completed all of the steps above and still experience an issue, please contact us.