The Software City Blog

The Software City Blog

Guides, reviews, and troubleshooting for Microsoft licenses. Written by the same team that answers your activation tickets.

  • How to Set Up Outlook with Exchange Server

    How to Set Up Outlook with Exchange Server

    Microsoft Exchange Server provides the richest Outlook experience — full email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and offline access all synchronized automatically. Unlike IMAP accounts that require…

  • How to Set Up Rackspace Email in Outlook

    How to Set Up Rackspace Email in Outlook

    Rackspace Email connects to Microsoft Outlook using secure.emailsrvr.com as both the IMAP and SMTP server with SSL encryption. Rackspace offers two email products — Rackspace…

  • How to Set Up Spectrum (Charter) Email in Outlook

    How to Set Up Spectrum (Charter) Email in Outlook

    Spectrum email (formerly Charter Communications and RoadRunner) connects to Microsoft Outlook using mobile.charter.net as both the IMAP and SMTP server. All Spectrum email domains —…

  • How to Set Up IONOS Email in Outlook

    How to Set Up IONOS Email in Outlook

    IONOS (formerly 1&1 Internet) email connects to Microsoft Outlook using IMAP and SMTP with SSL encryption. The setup requires manual server configuration since Outlook’s auto-detect…

  • How to Set Up Read Receipts in Outlook

    How to Set Up Read Receipts in Outlook

    Read receipts in Microsoft Outlook notify you when a recipient opens your email — useful for tracking important messages, proposals, and time-sensitive communications. You can…

  • How to Set Up EarthLink Email in Outlook

    How to Set Up EarthLink Email in Outlook

    EarthLink email (@earthlink.net) connects to Microsoft Outlook using IMAP for incoming mail and SMTP for outgoing mail with SSL encryption. The setup requires manual server…