Chapter
6
- Email Software Setup
Eudora
Lite
Microsoft
Explorer
Netscape
Microsoft Outlook
We do not allow outgoing SMTP servers. You must use your dialup account
for your outgoing email.
Why? Because spammers relay through servers and send out millions of
emails. Spamming is STRICTLY prohibited on our servers. By running closed
servers it is a lesser chance of the servers getting knock down from
spamming. Also, since you must have a dial up to access the server anyway,
you can utilize this account for your outgoing mail, by this, the servers
run better and faster without the SMTP servers open. 90% of the hosts
out there use this system, the ones who do not, charge you for it.
It is a simple process to set up your accounts to send emails. We've
included instructions for the four most popular email clients below.
Eudora
Lite Email Settings:
This is
a mail program that runs under MS Windows and Macintosh OS. Eudora connects
to the mail server over the Winsock or Macintosh TCP/IP. Mail may be composed
and read off line, but make sure that Winsock or TCP/IP is running before
attempting to send or receive email. Although your account exists on our
server, you won't be able to receive email at yourname@yourdomain.com
until InterNIC has activated you in the domain name servers.
After Eudora has been installed, it must be configured to point to your
server. To do this, start Eudora and select "Settings" from
the menu bar. Most of the options are self explanatory. Here are the steps
you need to perform to set up Eudora:
1) Install and start up the Eudora program
2) Select "Settings" from the "Special" menu
3) Select the "Getting Started" tab, then under Real Name, enter
your Real Name
4) Under "POP Account" put yourdomain@yourdomain.com
5) Leave Return Address blank unless you want people to send return email
to you at a different email account
6) If you use the Macintosh version, the radio button for TCP/IP connection
should be highlighted
7) Click the "Personal Information" tab (also only for the Macintosh
version)
8) Under POP account put yourdomain@yourdomain.com again
9) Fill out the "Real Name" and "Return Address" as
you did before
10) Under "Dial up User Name" enter your user name (dialup account
name)
11) Click the "Hosts" tab then enter yourdomain@yourdomain.com
again under POP Account, and put yourdomain.com under SMTP Server.
12) Go to the "Checking Mail" tab and make sure "Save Password"
is checked.
That's pretty much all the configuration Eudora needs. Many of the configuration
areas will be filled in when you go to them, for instance it will usually
fill in the POP account info whereever it needs it after you enter it
the first time. Now, when you select "Check Mail" under the
File menu, a window will pop up asking for your password. Enter in your
password then click on the proceed button and Eudora will check to see
if you have email. You can now send a test email message to yourself and
then check to see if it gets returned to you. If you checked "Save
Password" as in step 12, Eudora will not prompt you again for your
password after the first time. If multiple users have access to your computer,
and you don't want them to have access to your email account, make sure
"Save Password" is unchecked.
Your default email address is yourdomain@yourdomain.com, and that's where
all your email will be sent to, unless other configurations take priority
(such as autoresponders and redirects mentioned later).
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Microsoft
Internet Explorer Email Settings:
The sample
assumes a domain name of fred.com
Full name = fred
Email = fred@fred.com
Internet Mail server = dialupaccountname.com (this would be your dialup
account name)
Account = fred
Pass = xxxxxx
SMTP = fred.com
From = anything@fred.com
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Netscape
Email Settings:
Your Name = fred
Email Address = fred@fred.com
Reply to = anything@fred.com
Mail Server user name = fred
outgoing SMTP = dialupaccountname.com
Incoming = fred.com
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Microsoft
Outlook Email Settings:
1. After
loading Outlook, choose Tools... --> Services ...
2. Click add, and choose Internet E-Mail. Click OK.
3. In the General tab of the email Properties dialog box, fill in your
personal information.
4. Click on the Servers tab, and fill in the server information. The Outgoing
Mail (SMTP) should be your ISP (dialup account). The incoming mail server
should be your domain. Put in your mailbox username in the account name
field, and the password below. Click OK.
5. Your new settings will not take effect until you choose Exit and Log
off on the File menu, and then restart Microsoft Outlook.
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To check
numerous POP accounts, read the manual or help files that come with Eudora
or your email client software for configuration.
If you are familiar with the shell (Unix) programs, "pine" and
"mail", you can use either of these to check and send email
as well.
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