Setting Up Email Accounts

SET UP YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT WITH YOUR
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER


Depending on your email program, you will find specific set up instructions for the most popular email Clients/programs below.* Prodigy Internet members click here.


Eudora 3.x

EUDORA 3.x SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Open Eudora.

    2. Click the "Tools" menu and select "Options".

    3. In the POP account box, enter your email address at pop.yourInet.com or pop.yourInet.net. For example, jsmith@yourInet.com.

    4. Enter your Real name. For example, "John Smith".

    5. In the Return address box, enter your email address. For example, jsmith@yourInet.com.

    6. Under Category, select Hosts.

    7. In the SMTP box, enter smtp.yourInet.com or smtp.yourInet.net.

    8. Under Category, scroll down and select Advanced Network.

    9. Set Network open timeout to 900 seconds.

    10. Set Network timeout after to 900 seconds.

    11. Set Network buffer time to 4096 bytes.

    12. Uncheck Cache network info.

    13. Click the OK button.


Eudora 4.x

EUDORA 4.x SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Open Eudora.

    2. Click the "Tools" menu and select "Options".

    3. Under Category, select Getting Started.

    4. In the Return address box, enter your email address. For example, jsmith@yourInet.com.

    5. In the Incoming Mail Server box, enter pop.yourInet.com or pop.yourInet.net.

    6. In the Login Name box, enter your email address. For example, if jsmith@yourInet.com is your email address, your Login Name is "jsmith@yourInet.com" (no spaces!). Please note that this is case-sensitive.

    7. Under Category, scroll down and select Sending Mail.

    8. Enter your email address in the Return address box. For example, jsmith@yourInet.com.

    9. In the SMTP server box, enter smtp.yourInet.com.

    10. Click the OK button.


Microsoft Outlook 98

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 98 SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Open Outlook.

    2. From the menu bar, click "Tools" and select "Services".

    3. Select the Services tab and click the Add button.

    4. In the Add Service to Profile window, select Internet Mail. Click OK.

    5. In the Internet Mail window, select the General tab.

    6. Enter your full name (for example, "John Smith") and email address (for example, jsmith@yourInet.com) under Personal Information.

    7. For Internet Mail server, enter pop.yourInet.com.

    8. For Account name, enter your email address. For example, if your email address is jsmith@yourInet.com, your Account name is "jsmith@yourInet.com". Please note that this is case-sensitive.

    9. For Password, enter your email password (also case-sensitive). This is the password you selected when your registered for your internet service.

    10. Select the Connection tab.

    11. Under Connecting to Internet Mail, select Connect using Internet Explorer's or 3rd party dialer.

    12. You will be prompted to restart Outlook. Click OK. Click OK again to dismiss the Services window.

    13. Quit and restart Outlook.


Microsoft Outlook Express 4

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS 4 SET UP
INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Open Outlook Express.

    2. From the menu bar, click "Tools" and select "Accounts".

    3. Click on the "Add" button and select "Mail".

    4. For display name, enter your full name (for example, "John Smith") and click the "Next" button.

    5. Enter your email address (for example, jsmith@yourInet.com) and click on the "Next" button.

    6. For the "Incoming mail" field, enter pop.yourInet.com. For the "Outgoing mail" field, enter smtp.yourInet.com and click on the "Next" button.

    7. For Account name, enter your email address. For example, if your email address is jsmith@yourInet.com, your Account name is "jsmith@yourInet.com". Please note that this is case-sensitive.

    8. For Password, enter your email password (also case-sensitive). This is the password you selected when you registered for your internet service. Click on the "Next" button.

    9. For "Internet mail account name" enter a description of the mail account you are creating (for example, John's Email) and click on the "Next" button.

    10. Select "I wish to establish my Internet connection manually" and click on the "Next" button.

    11. Click on the "Finish" button.


Microsoft Outlook Express 5

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS 5 SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Open Outlook Express.

    2. From the menu bar, click "Tools" and select "Accounts".

    3. Click on the "Add" button and select "Mail".

    4. For display name, enter your full name (for example, "John Smith") and click on the "Next" button.

    5. Select the "I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use" radio button.

    6. Enter your email address (for example, jsmith@yourInet.com) and click on the "Next" button.

    7. For the "Incoming mail" field, enter pop.yourInet.com. For the "Outgoing mail" field, enter smtp.yourInet.com and click on the "Next" button.

    8. For Account name, enter your email address. For example, if your email address is jsmith@yourInet.com, your Account name is "jsmith@yourInet.com". Please note that this is case-sensitive.

    9. For Password, enter your email password (also case-sensitive). This is the password you selected when you registered for your internet service. Click on the "Next" button.

    10. Click on the "Finish" button.

Note: There are some Services that set the mail POP and SMTP to (for example), mail.yourInet.com (or mail.yourInet.net). Be sure to check about this with your Service provider.

* "yourInet" represents your service provider, such as "Charter".

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