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Configuring
Email (Generic)
Configuring e-mail settings may be
different from program to program, but all
e-mail programs require the same basic
pieces of information. Listed below are
the items required by most e-mail
programs, as well as the proper way to
configure them.
For more information about configuring
specific e-mail programs, visit the
following links:
• Configuring
Microsoft Outlook Express
• Configuring
Microsoft Outlook
• Configuring
Microsoft Outlook 97/98
• Configuring
Microsoft Outlook XP
• Configuring
Entourage on the Macintosh
 In
the following examples, Microsoft Outlook
Express 5 is used. Depending on the e-mail
client you are using, the examples may
look different.
Server
Type
Some e-mail programs can check other
types of e-mail boxes as well as POP3. If
your program asks you which type of mail
server you are using, select the option
for POP3 e-mail. The default for most
programs is POP3.
E-mail
Address, Reply-To Address (Return
Address)
Your e-mail address is like your
physical address and your reply-to address
(return address) is like the return
address on a postal letter. Enter the
e-mail address of the account you are
setting up in both the e-mail address and
reply-to address (return address)
boxes.
If
you prefer, the reply-to or return address
can be different than your e-mail
address.
Account name,
POP ID, Username, User ID
Enter the POP ID that you selected when
you created your POP account. For example,
if you created the POP account
"myname@forexample-domain.com," you would
enter myname
as your POP ID.
Some programs will ask for a POP
account instead. In this case, enter your
POP account e-mail address (e.g., POPID@forexample-domain.com).
Password
Enter the password associated with your
POP e-mail account. Some programs do not
ask for the password until you check your
e-mail.
Incoming
Server Name, POP Server Name
Enter your registered domain name
(e.g., forexample-domain.com)
for the Incoming server name.
Outgoing
Server Name, SMTP Server Name
Enter smtp.
followed by your registered domain name
(e.g., smtp.forexample-domain.com)
for the Outgoing server name.
Alternatively, you can use the Outgoing
server name provided by your Internet
Service Provider (e.g., smtp.yourISP.com).
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