Technical Manual:Configuration and Setup Setting Up a POP3 or IMAP Email Account 1.Select Mail /Preferences. 2.Click the Accounts button,located at the top of the window. 3.To add a new account,click the plus (+)button,located in the bottom left corner of the window. 4.Click the Account Type drop-down menu,and then choose one of the following: ” To use a POP server,select POP. ” To use an IMAP server,select IMAP. 5.Enter the following information: ” Description Enter a descriptive name for the account. ” Email Address Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com ),using all lowercase letters. ” Full Name Enter your first and last name.

This is the name that will appear in the From field of messages you send. ” Incoming Mail Server Choose one of the following: ” If you selected POP in step 4,above,enter the POP server name:pop.emailsrvr.com ” If you selected IMAP in step 4,above,enter the IMAP server name:imap.emailsrvr.com ” User Name Enter your entire email address ((e.g., myname@mydomain.com ),using all lowercase letters. ” Password Enter the password for your email account. 6.Click the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)drop-down menu,and select Add Server.(Note:You may have difficulty sending mail if you have more than one SMTP server listed in the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)drop-down menu.To delete unnecessary servers,select Edit Server List from the drop-down menu.) 7.In the Outgoing Mail Server box,enter the outgoing (SMTP) server:smtp.emailsrvr.com 8.Replace the default Server port 25 with the alternate port 587 . 9.Click the Authentication drop-down menu and select Password. 10.In the User Name box,enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com ),using all lowercase letters. 11.In the Password box,enter the password for your email account. 12.Click the OK button. 13.Close the Accounts window. 14.When prompted to save your changes,click the Save button. Comparing POP and IMAP POP ” Best when you will be primarily accessing your email from a single location,like your office or home.When you are away from your desk,you can still access your email from a web browser. ” Messages are downloaded to your computer,so you don t need to worry about exceeding the size of your mailbox. ” When accessing your email account through a web browser, you may not see previous messages that were downloaded to your desktop email client. IMAP ” Best when you will be accessing your email from multiple locations. ” Allows you to create portable folders.These folders will appear in each email client you use to access your account. Your account will look the same at work,at home,and at your friend s house.

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