Outlook Express Setup – Delete Mail From Server

This page describes how to configure an existing e-mail account in Microsoft Outlook Express to download messages and remove messages from the server. In most cases, your mail client should be configured as follows to ensure that your server mailbox does not exceed its allocated disk space.

Step 1 - Open Outlook Express

Step 2 - In Outlook Express; go to the "Tools" menu and click on "Accounts."

Step 3 - In the "Mail" tab; select the account you want to modify, and then click "Properties".

Step 4 - Select the Advanced tab.

Step 5 - Make sure "Leave a copy of message on server" is unchecked.

Step 6 - Click the OK button.

Step 7 - Click "OK".

Step 8 - Click the "Close" button to complete the modification process.

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