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What you need to set up your email.
  • Email address - bob@example.com

  • Email password - password

  • Name of incoming mail server - pop.example.com

  • Name of outgoinging mail server - smtp.example.com

  • Incoming mail port - default port for pop is 110

  • Outgoing mail port - default port for pop is 25

  • any required authentication / encryption

  • type of mail POP / IMAP

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    Outlook


    outlook     		Open the outlook program
    From the TOOLS menu, choose E-mail Accounts
    outlook Choose NEW to add an new email account
    If you are making changes to an existing account
    choose View or change existing email accounts
    click NEXT

    outlook If you are setting up a new account
    choose the type of account you are setting up
    If this is a change to an account choose the account to change
    and double click on the account

    outlook Your Name: can be whatever you want to put
    Email address: should be the entire email address
    User name: should usually be THE ENTIRE EMAIL ADDRESS
    (Though some providers do use just the user name- verify this with your provider)
    Enter email password
    Enter Incoming mail server
    Enter outgoing mail server
    Click More Settings

    outlook
    A new window will pop open
    In the outgoing server tab, choose if any authentication is required

    outlook Enter the port information for the incoming mail server (default 110)
    Enter the port information for the outgoing mail server (default 25)
    Configure if you wish for a copy of email messages to be left on the server
    or deleted after a particular number of days.
    Outlook default settings are to delete the messages off the server.
    Click OK to go back to the main screen.
    Click NEXT and FINISH

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