Setup IncrediMail Email

In order to use IncrediMail you will need to setup and configure an email account. Email account setup  is normally done during install but you can setup and  configure an account at any time.

IncrediMail allows you to setup multiple email accounts. Each email account will correspond to a mailbox on a email server ( normally your ISP-Internet service provider). Before proceeding with the setup you need to obtain your account details from your email provider.

Typical details needed are:

• SMTP server- This sever is used to send email.

• POP3 server-This server is used to receive email.

• account name - This is your login name to receive email.

• account password -This is your login password to receive email.

To setup an account proceed as follows:

1. Select Tools>Accounts>Mail and click Add.

2. The account wizard page will appear. The account settings page gives you the option of having IncrediMail configure  your settings automatically or manual configuration. The automatic configuration option will only work if you had previously been using Outlook Express and had configure email accounts. Here we will be doing a manual configuration so click let me configure settings myself.

3. Enter your display name and your email address in the boxes. The display name can be anything you want and will appear in the from filed on your outgoing messages. It is normally your name. In the example below I'm using the display name steve. The email address is the reply address for all emails that you send. You should enter the email address given to you by your email provider.

4. Click next. A page will appear prompting for your email server names. The first box is a drop down box where you select the connection protocol this is normally POP3 but can also be IMAP4 or http ( if connecting to hotmail). Enter the server names given by you email provider. In the example screenshot below both SMTP and POP3 sever names are the same this isn't always the case.

5. Click next. A page will appear prompting for your account names and password. Enter the details as provided by your email provider and ensure the remember password box is ticked or you will have to type it manually each time you try to receive emails.

6. Click  finish to finish the account setup.

The new account is created and appears in the list along with any other pre-configured accounts. The account can be edited by highlighting it and then clicking the properties button on the right.

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