Editing existing e-mail accounts in Express Plus:
To edit existing e-mail accounts, do the following:
On the Toolbar, click Accounts and select Manage Accounts from the menu.
Note: you can also create new e-mail accounts by selecting 'New Account Wizard' from the menu.
The Account Manager window opens.
Highlight the desired account and click Properties.
Select the Incoming Mail (POP3) tab:
Server Name/address =
The Incoming (POP3) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com
(or .net). Replace the "ispname.com
(or .net)" with your ISP's name.
Port = This should be the default port:
110.
User Name =
Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password = enter the password of the e-mail
account.
Important: Ensure the account is marked as Account Active.
Select the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) tab.
Server Name/address = The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com (or .net). Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.
Port = this should be the default port: 25.
SMTP authentication is required to send e-mail. SMTP authentication is as simple as entering a username and password.
Check the box Login Needed.
User Name =
Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password = Enter the password of the e-mail
account.
Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure your Caps Lock is disabled.
Select the Signatures tab.
A signature is a word or phrase that is appended to the end of each e-mail. If you'd like, Express Mail will append a signature for you automatically.
To do this check the box Apply Signature To Outgoing Mail.
In the space provided, enter the signature you'd like. In this example, I entered 'Visit www.netfaqs.com'.
Click OK when finished.
Click Yes to save the changes you've made.
You've now edited the account.
From here you can add, remove, and modify e-mail accounts.
Click Close when finished.
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