Editing existing e-mail accounts:

To edit an existing e-mail account, do the following:

On the Toolbar, click File and select Network configuration from the drop-down menu.

The Internet Mail Options window appears.

Select the General tab.

My Internet e-mail address is  =  Enter your e-mail address.

Select the Receiving (POP3) tab.

General settings for receiving mail via POP3:

POP3 host  =  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.

User name  =  Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password  =  Enter the password of your e-mail account.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure your Caps Lock key is NOT enabled.

Advanced POP3 settings:

Connect to sever on TCP/IP port  =  This should be set the the default port of 110.

Select the Sending (SMTP) tab.

General settings for sending mail via SMTP:

SMTP host  =   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.

Advanced SMTP settings:

Connect to SMTP server on TCP/IP port  =  This should be set the the default port of 25.

 

Enabling SMTP Authentication:

SMTP Authentication is required to send e-mail.  Without this enabled, you will not be able to send.  This helps deter would-be spammers from flooding you with junk e-mail.  To enable SMTP Authentication, do the following:

Authentication:

Select the option Login with.

username:  Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
password  =  Enter the password of your e-mail account.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure your Caps Lock key is NOT enabled.

You're done.

Click the OK button to save the settings and to close the window.

 

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