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Internet 101 : About Email : Configuring
Your Email Program |
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If you are having trouble sending or receiving mail, you may
need to modify your settings. Remember when you type your MenaNet username and password,
the mail server names, and email address, use all lowercase
letters. CAPITAL LETTERS can confuse your email program and cause
problems. To change or check your settings, follow the directions for your browser. |
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From the Edit
menu, choose Preferences. |
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Click the + (Windows) or triangle Macintosh next to Mail and
Groups. |
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Select Identity
under Mail and Groups. |
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Enter the following: |
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Your Name: Enter your full name
as you would like it to appear on your email messages.
Your Email: username@menanet.net.
Replace username with your real MenaNet
username.
Return Address: This is
optional. If you want your recipients' replies to go to another email address, type it
here. If you don't enter anything here, replies will go to your email address.
Organization: This is optional.
Type in the name of your business or group. This will be placed on all messages you send
to newsgroups.
Signature File: Click Choose to add a
signature file to all of your email messages.
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Select Mail Server
under Mail and Groups. |
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Enter the following, all in lowercase: |
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Mail server user name: Enter
your MenaNet username. Do not include @menanet.net.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.menanet.net
Incoming Mail Server: popd.menanet.net
Mail Server type: Click the
button next to POP3.
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Press OK to
save your changes. |
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- Internet Explorer for Windows
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From the Go
menu, select Email. This launches Outlook
Express, Internet Explorer's default email program. |
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Click the Tools
menu and select Accounts. |
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Click the Mail
tab to bring it to the front. This displays a window containing your Internet accounts. If
you only use MenaNet to access the Net, there will be only one account available. |
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To modify your existing MenaNet account, click its name and
press the Properties button. To add your
MenaNet account, click New and choose Mail from the pop-up window. |
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To rename an old account or set up a new one, type a name
for it in the Mail Account field. (Changing your account name does not affect your MenaNet username.) |
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Enter the following in the User Information area: |
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Name: Enter your full name as
you would like it to appear on your email messages.
Organization: This is optional.
Type in the name of your business or group. This will be placed on all messages you send
to newsgroups.
E-Mail Address: username@menanet.net.
Replace username with your real MenaNet
username.
Reply Address: If you want your
recipients' replies to go to another email address, type it here. If you don't enter
anything here, replies will go to your email address.
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Click the Servers
tab. |
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Enter the following, all in lowercase: |
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- Outgoing Mail (SMTP): smtp.menanet.net
- Incoming Mail (POP3): popd.menanet.net
- My incoming mail server is a
: POP3.
- If you are the only person who uses this computer to access the Internet, click Log on using to store your username and password in
Outlook. Enter your MenaNet username in Account name
and your MenaNet password in Password.
- If more than one person uses this computer to access the Internet, or if you
don't want to save your username and password, click Log on
using Secure Password Authentication. Outlook Express will request your
username and password every time you check your mail.
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Press OK to close the Properties window.
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Click Close to
close the Accounts window and save your
changes. |
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- Internet Explorer for Macintosh
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Click the Mail
button on your browser toolbar. This opens Outlook Express, your default email program. |
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Choose Preferences
from the Edit menu. |
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Click E-Mail
on the right side of the window. |
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To modify your existing account, follow the directions
below. If you want to add a second MenaNet account to your computer, click New Account. On the window that appears, type a name for
the account, choose POP, and press OK. Follow the directions below to change your settings. |
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Enter the following information: |
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Full Name: Enter your name as
you would like it to appear on your email messages.
E-Mail Address: username@menanet.net.
Replace username with your real MenaNet
username.
Organization: This is optional.
Type in the name of your business or group. This will be placed on all messages you send
to newsgroups.
SMTP Server: smtp.menanet.net
- Account ID: Enter your MenaNet
username.
POP3 Server: popd.menanet.net
- If you are the only person who uses this computer to access the Internet, click Save password and enter your MenaNet password. If more
than one person uses this computer, MenaNet recommends that you do not save your password
inside the email program.
- If you want to rename this account (for example, if you want to change its name
to Work or Home),
type the new name in the Account name box.
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6. Press OK to
save your changes.
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