EMAIL

EMAIL > CONFIGURE

This screen allows you configure up to three email accounts that you can use to send or receive mail.

In order to send or receive email, you must know the name (or IP address) of your mail server. All email client programs (Eudora, Outlook etc.) must have this information in order to send or read mail.

Typically, your email server name will be "mail.XXX.YYY" where XXX.YYY is the name of the computer which hosts your email account. If you aren't sure of your email host name, look in the setup of your email client program or ask your system administrator.

HINT: You can view what your settings are by going into the email program you currently use. All email programs have a configuration or settings window. Just copy the settings from your email program into the SMTP/POP3 box. There is also a great website that shows the SMTP and POP settings for the major ISPs. Visit: realifewebdesigns.com

Step by Step Tutorial:

1) SMTP Host Boxes: Enter the mail address of the server you will be sending mail from. It is almost always the Internet account of the computer you are currently sitting at, but it can be a free email account such as GMAIL

2) POP3 Host boxes:, Enter the location of the mail server where you wish to pick your mail up. Usually, the server name will be the same as the SMTP server if you are picking mail up from the same account you have an Internet account with, but it doesn't have to be. You can retrieve your mail from anywhere you have an Email account. For instance, if you're at home and the picksheets have been emailed to your workplace, you can pick them up from home.

Notes:If your email service requires a Secure Connection or uses SSL, enable these options before attempting to read or send mail. Some ISPs will not allow you to use port 25 when sending mail. If this is the case, choose port 465 or 587.