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For Configuring Outlook Express:
1. Gather the information you need together first...
First, information about the e-mail servers:
The type of e-mail server you use with Ergonet is: POP3
The name of the incoming e-mail server (POP): mail.*yourdomain* (e.g. mail.ergonet.org)
The name of the outgoing e-mail server (generally SMTP): mail.*yourdomain* (e.g. mail.ergonet.org)
Second, information about your account:
Your account name is your full e-mail address (e.g. support@ergonet.org) and password will be the one you specified when you created your e-mail account (see cPanel section for more help).
Ergonet does not require that you use Secure Password Authentication (SPA) to access your e-mail account
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Start Outlook Express, and on the Tools menu, click Accounts.
If the Internet Connection Wizard starts up automatically, skip ahead to step 4.
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Click Add, and then click Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Mail option from the Add button
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On the Your Name page of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets e-mail from you, and then click Next.
Most people use their full name, but you can use any name—even a nickname—that people will recognize.
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On the Internet Explorer Address page, type your e-mail address, and then click Next.
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On the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the first block of information that you gathered from your ISP in step 1, and then click Next.
Internet Connection Wizard's E-mail Server Names
Note: If you chose HTTP as your incoming e-mail server—as for a Hotmail or MSN account—this wizard page changes slightly so you can identify your HTTP mail service provider.
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On the Internet Mail Logon page, type your account name (FULL e-mail address including domain) and password.
Internet Connection Wizard's Internet Mail Logon
Note: If you're concerned about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the Remember Password box. You'll then be prompted for the password each time you send or retrieve mail.
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Click Next, and then click Finish.
You're ready to send your first e-mail!
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For Configuring Mac Mail (v. 2.0)
To add an account:
- Choose File > Add Account.
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Choose your account type, (Ergonet's server uses POP) from the Account Type pop-up menu and enter the information, based on your account type.
- General information: Enter a description of the account. The description is shown in the mailbox list. If you have multiple accounts, enter something that will help you distinguish this account from others, such as "Tom's work email." You must also specify the full name to be displayed in outgoing mail, such as Tom Clark, and the email address to use in the From field when you send messages. For a .Mac account, you must enter your .Mac user name and password.
- Incoming Mail Server: mail.*yourdomain* (e.g. mail.ergonet.org) Enter your user name (your FULL e-mail address) and password for this mail server.
- Outgoing Mail Server: mail.*yourdomain* (e.g. mail.ergonet.org)
3. Further define the new account you have just created. Choose Mail > Preferences, click Accounts, and select the new account in the list. In the Mailbox Behaviors pane, select options for storing and deleting drafts, sent mail, junk mail, and trash. The options are different for the different kinds of accounts. In the Advanced pane, select options to enable the account, include the account when checking for new mail, to manage offline viewing, and other options.
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