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Setting up your email account 

 Your ISP can give you your basic account settings. You will need to know the following before starting:

 

• Real Name - Usually your First and Last names, or a nickname
• Username - Assigned by your ISP. Usually before the @ symbol
• Incoming Mail Server - (pop3) Assigned by your ISP. Looks like pop.myisp.com and goes after the @ symbol.
• Outgoing Mail Server - Assigned by your ISP. Looks like smtp.myisp.com. Used for sending mail.
• Return email address - If your email address is invalid, nobody can reply to you.
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• 1- Under tools click on Accounts
  2- Click on Add - then select mail
  3- Type in your display name. (real or otherwise) Next
  4- Enter your Email address - Next
  5- Select incoming mail like pop3 - Next
  6- Incoming mail server usually enter pop.myisp.com
  7- Outgoing mail server usually enter smtp.myisp.com
  8- Enter assigned account name and password.
       Check remember password if desired.
       Do not check 'Log on using secure password authentication'.
  9- Finished.

Follow the steps on the right of the screen to easily set up your account and then look at the text below for setting up an alternate reply address.

Setting up an alternate reply address : These instructions are for Outlook Version 5.x.

Open Outlook Express and go to the Tools menu and select Accounts...

Click Mail and select from the list your  E-mail account (it might be called "mail.deonel.com").
Click the Properties button.
In the "Reply address:" box enter your E-mail address (e.g. "duane@deonel.com").

Click OK.
Your alternate reply address has now been successfully set up.

After following these instructions you should be set up to collect your E-mail from your new account. Congratulations.

1) Accounts...

2) Mail...

Click the Add button and select Mail from the popup menu.

3) Display Name

Type in the name you want to appear on your messages.
Click Next.

4) Email Address

Select 'I already have an e-mail address' and enter your assigned e-mail address.
Click Next.

5) Incoming mail server type

6) Incoming mail server

For 'Incoming mail server' enter "mail.cravenplan.co.uk"

7) Outgoing mail server

Your 'Outgoing mail server' is what you ISP's mail server has assigned you with.

Click Next.

8) Account Name & Password

Enter your assigned account name and password used when applying for this E-mail account.
Tick 'Remember password'.
Do NOT tick 'Log on using secure password authentication'.
Click Next.

9) Finished

That's it you are done.
Click Finish.

10) Collecting mail